- an official investigation into someone's financial circumstances to determine whether they are eligible for a welfare payment（对申请福利补助者的）经济状况审查。
(means-test)with obj.［usu. as adj. means-tested］
1- make (a welfare payment) conditional on a means test按经济状况审查结果决定（福利补助）：
means-tested benefits.
经过经济状况审查后的福利。
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- subject (someone) to a means test使接受经济状况调查。