supplementary benefit social assistance national assistance | benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law |
duty responsibility obligation | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force, we must instill a sense of duty in our children, every right implies a responsibility, every opportunity, an obligation, every possession, a duty- John D.Rockefeller Jr |
moral obligation | an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong, he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation |
benefit of clergy | sanction by a religious rite, they are living together without benefit of clergy |
benefit welfare | something that aids or promotes well-being, for the benefit of all |
cost-benefit analysis | an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs |
tribute album benefit album | concept album compiling a performer's work or work supporting some worthy cause |
obligation | a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply |
benefit | a performance to raise money for a charitable cause |
benefit concert | a concert given for the benefit of some charitable cause |
benefit | financial assistance in time of need |
cost-of-living benefit | a benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices rise |
death benefit | insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased |
advance death benefit | a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually months) |
disability benefit | insurance benefits paid in case of disability |
sick benefit sickness benefit | money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work |
fringe benefit perquisite perk | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right), a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job |
tax benefit tax break | a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity |
old-age pension retirement pension retirement check retirement benefit retirement fund superannuation | a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work |
debt instrument obligation certificate of indebtedness | a written promise to repay a debt |
obligation indebtedness | a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor |
obligation | the state of being obligated to do or pay something, he is under an obligation to finish the job |
indebtedness liability financial obligation | an obligation to pay money to another party |
holy day of obligation | a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion |
profit gain benefit | derive a benefit from, She profited from his vast experience |
benefit do good | be beneficial for, This will do you good |
defined | clearly characterized or delimited, lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined, each child has clearly defined duties |
well-defined clear | accurately stated or described, a set of well-defined values |
ill-defined unclear | poorly stated or described, he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts |
chiseled well-defined | having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges, a finely chiseled nose, well-defined features |
defined outlined | showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary, hills defined against the evening sky, the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill |