Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

universal credit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: uni-ver-sal -cred-it
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A welfare benefit replacing previous benefits and tax credits, gradually rolled out from 2013 and expected to cover the United Kingdom by the end of 2024.

British usage

name

Alternative form of Universal Credit.

Example Sentences

"So now Mahmood was in debt and his existing benefits were stopped because the DWP computer thought he was receiving universal credit."

Usage

British usage

Questions

What does universal credit mean?: A welfare benefit replacing previous benefits and tax credits, gradually rolled out from 2013 and expected to cover the United Kingdom by the end of 2024.

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