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passported

passported adjective: for which one is automatically eligible if receiving certain other benefits.

Adjective

passported (not comparable)

  1. (UK) For which one is automatically eligible if receiving certain other benefits.
    • Free school meals are a passported benefit: children are eligible for these meals if their parents are receiving Income Support or certain other benefits.

Origin of passported

From passport + -ed, since one benefit is a metaphorical "passport" to the other.

Questions about passported

What does passported mean?
Passported means for which one is automatically eligible if receiving certain other benefits.
What part of speech is passported?
Passported is an adjective.

Words near passported in the dictionary

  1. passport cards
  2. Passport Island
  3. passport prison
  4. passport privilege
  5. passportable
  6. passported
  7. passportification
  8. passporting
  9. passportization
  10. passportizations
  11. passportize

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