Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

means-test

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables: mean-s-test
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To subject a person to a means test, or to require a means test in order to receive a benefit

Inflected Forms

means-tests (present, singular) means-testing (participle, present) means-tested (participle, past) means-tested (past)

Phrases

means-tested

Questions

What does means-test mean?: To subject a person to a means test, or to require a means test in order to receive a benefit

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