unemployment benefit
noun /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt benɪfɪt/
/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt benɪfɪt/
(British English) (US English unemployment compensation, unemployment)
[uncountable] (also unemployment benefits [plural] British and North American English)
- money paid by the government to somebody who is unemployed
失业补贴（或津贴）；失业救济金 - people on (= receiving) unemployment benefit
领取失业救济金的人 - Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last month.
上个月申请失业津贴的人数下降了。
- people on (= receiving) unemployment benefit