transfer payment
noun
Simple meaning
A redistribution of income in the market system initiated by a government, such as welfare, social security.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
transfurpaymuhntSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
tɹænsˈfɝˈpeɪmənt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
economics
A redistribution of income in the market system initiated by a government, such as welfare, social security, etc.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A redistribution of income in the market system initiated by a government, such as welfare, social security, etc.
Used this way, transfer payment is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in finance or economics and government or politics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Finance/economics
- Government/politics
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