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Jct

Jct

1 6.5
A short form on signs for a place where roads or train lines meet
  • noun
translation icon : intersección
  • CBO and JCT estimate that between 18 million and 19 million uninsured people in 2016 will qualify for one or more of those exemptions.

Examples

  • The $500 billion figure comes from a March 2010 analysis that estimated the 2010 federal health law's effects on Medicare spending and was put together by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT).

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  • Those estimates differ from projections that CBO and JCT made in April 2010:

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  • CBO and JCT have also updated their estimates of the distribution of those penalty tax payments by income category.

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  • JCT October 6th, 2012 8:43 PM

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  • As a result of that decision, CBO and JCT now anticipate that some states will not expand their Medicaid programs at all or will not expand coverage to the full extent authorized by the ACA.

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  • The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have estimated that about 30 million nonelderly residents will be uninsured in 2016, but the majority of them will not be subject to the penalty tax.

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  • The map indicates that the two highways intersect at the Jct by the river.

  • Make a left turn at the Jct to access the main road leading into town.

  • The train station is located right at the Jct where the two lines converge.

Synonyms

intersection
vsJct
118 2.6

A place where two roads or streets cross

is the shortened form used for any such meeting of routes
crossroad
vsJct
83 2.0

A place where two or more roads meet

covers meeting points for roads railways or rivers more generally
junction
vsJct
61 3.0

A place where several roads, rivers, or train tracks meet

is the abbreviated form used to refer to that same meeting place
crossway
vsJct
2 3.5

A place where one road crosses another

is the shortened English form for meeting points of routes or lines
carrefour
vsJct
  • Canadian
1 9.9

A place where two or more roads cross

is the abbreviation used in English for that same crossing term

Surface Forms

Jct singular
Jcts plural

Etymology

Jct is a short form of junction, which comes from a root that means 'to join'. A junction is a place where roads or train lines 'join' or meet, so signs use Jct to show where you can change routes.