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UBI

UBI is the initialism of universal basic income.

UBI is the initialism of Union Bank of India.

UBI is the initialism of United Bank of India.

Meaning of universal basic income

Noun

universal basic income

  1. A form of social security, whereby all citizens or qualified residents, receive a sum of money on a regular schedule unconditionally.
    • Silicon Valley has, paradoxically, become one of the most vocal proponents of universal basic income (UBI). […] UBI becomes a consolation prize for those whose lives are disrupted.2016 June 22, Jathan Sadowski, “Why Silicon Valley is embracing universal basic income”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    UBI, basic income

Proper noun capitalized: Ubi

Ubi

  1. An Afro-Asiatic language spoken in central Chad.

Forms of UBI

alternative formOubi

Phrases with UBI

Questions about UBI

What does UBI mean?
UBI means an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in central Chad.
What is UBI the initialism of?
UBI is the initialism of universal basic income.
What part of speech is UBI?
UBI is a proper noun.

Words near UBI in the dictionary

  1. Ubertis
  2. uberty
  3. uberveillance
  4. uberwealthy
  5. ubhayapada
  6. UBI
  7. ubicate
  8. ubicated
  9. ubicates
  10. ubicating
  11. ubication

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Adapted from Wiktionary: UBI (page history and authors); Ubi (page history and authors); universal basic income (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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