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triple lock

triple lock noun: a policy whereby the state pension is increased every year to match either price inflation, earnings growth, or a third fixed rate, whichever is highest.

Noun

triple lock (plural triple locks)

  1. (UK) A policy whereby the state pension is increased every year to match either price inflation, earnings growth, or a third fixed rate, whichever is highest.
    • He refused to rule out changes to the pensions triple lock and said a new windfall tax on energy profits was on the table.2022 October 17, “Jeremy Hunt shreds Truss’s economic plans in astounding U-turn on tax”, in The Guardian
  2. (Ireland, informal) The requirement for approval by the Irish government, the Dáil (parliament), and the United Nations prior to any overseas military action by Irish defence forces.

Forms of triple lock

pluraltriple locks

Questions about triple lock

What does triple lock mean?
Triple lock means a policy whereby the state pension is increased every year to match either price inflation, earnings growth, or a third fixed rate, whichever is highest.
What part of speech is triple lock?
Triple lock is a noun.
What is the plural of triple lock?
The plural of triple lock is triple locks.

Words near triple lock in the dictionary

  1. triple jumped
  2. triple jumper
  3. triple jumpers
  4. triple jumping
  5. triple jumps
  6. triple lock
  7. triple locks
  8. triple malt
  9. triple malts
  10. triple negative
  11. triple nelson

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