Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

universal basic income

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: uni-ver-sal ba-sic in-come
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of social security, whereby all citizens or qualified residents, receive a sum of money on a regular schedule unconditionally.

Example Sentences

"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."
"We should explore ideas like universal basic income to give everyone a cushion to try new things."
"Also known as Universal Basic Income, this sunny concept holds that a robot-driven economy may someday produce an unlimited bounty of cool stuff while simultaneously releasing us from the drudgery of old-fashioned labor, leaving our government-funded children to enjoy bountiful lives of leisure as interpretive dancers or practitioners of bee-sting therapy, as touted by Gwyneth Paltrow."

Derived Forms

UBI

Phrases

basic income guaranteed basic income

Frequently Paired Words

basic income guaranteed basic income income dole old age security pension social insurance social security

Synonyms

UBI basic income

Questions

What does universal basic income mean?: A form of social security, whereby all citizens or qualified residents, receive a sum of money on a regular schedule unconditionally.

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