disability payment
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3.4
- noun
- /ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti ˈpeɪmənt/
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pensión por discapacidad
- After losing her job due to an accident, she relied on disability payments to cover her living expenses.
- receive disability payments
- monthly disability payment
- Social Security disability payments
And I, I, I think of disability as the prime example critics of the growth explosion in disability payments.
- And I, I, I think of disability as the prime example critics of the growth explosion in disability payments.
Examples
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The reason why so many people living in coal country are receiving disability payments is likely due to black lung; black lung is so pervasive for coal miners that there is a special benefits hearing board.
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In May of this year, there were 142,287,000 people employed, and 8,707,185 workers taking federal disability payments.
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"We must apply for your disability payment," she said.
Fiction book (1995) -
In most cases, the amount of your Social Security disability payment won't ever change.
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When his health began to fail in late 1932, he sought a disability payment from the Veterans Administration.
Academic text (1990) -
His only income comes from the Social Security disability payments he began receiving last year after undergoing quadruple-bypass heart surgery.
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By 2011, 10.6 million people were receiving a combined $130 billion in disability payments, the report added.
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I just saw your segment where those collecting Social Security disability payments will get a one-time $250 check.
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses information regarding your past earnings to determine the amount of your disability payments.
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Nancy established it in 2006, the same year Bob died of lymphoma, using $40,000 in government disability payments tied to his illness.
Blog text (28)
Synonyms
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3.1
A payment from the government to someone who cannot work because of a long-term illness or injury
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3.5
A monthly payment from the government or insurance for someone who cannot work because of a disability
How Much
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3.4
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4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a payment for someone who is disabled' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'disability' (a condition restricting activities) with 'payment' (money given). This straightforward noun+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Disability payment joins disability, meaning a loss of the ability to work, and payment, meaning regular money given. So it means money paid to someone who 'cannot work' because of their disability.