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means-tested

means-tested adjective: subject to a means test. Also the simple past and past participle of means-test.

Adjective

means-tested (not comparable)

  1. Subject to a means test.
    • The unnamed driver appeared before the South East Traffic Commissioner in late November, to receive a six-month HGV driving ban. It followed an earlier court appearance when he was fined a means-tested £715 and given six points on his driving licence for driving without due care and attention.2022 December 14, “Network News: HGV driver banned after Coulsdon bridge bash”, in RAIL, number 972, page 7

Also used as

means-tested is also the simple past and past participle of means-test.

Questions about means-tested

What does means-tested mean?
Means-tested means subject to a means test.
What part of speech is means-tested?
Means-tested is an adjective.

Words near means-tested in the dictionary

  1. means to an end
  2. means to ends
  3. means to say
  4. means well
  5. means-test
  6. means-tested
  7. Meanses
  8. meanship
  9. meanspirited
  10. meanspiritedly
  11. meanspiritedness

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