basic income

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Noun

1. {{ellipsis of|en|universal basic income|addl=a form of [[social security]] in which all [[citizen]]s or [[resident]]s of a jurisdiction receive a sum of money, [[regular]]ly and [[unconditional]]ly}}.
2. {{ellipsis of|en|guaranteed basic income|addl=a form of [[social security]] in which all [[citizen]]s or [[resident]]s of a jurisdiction are guaranteed to have an income level at or above the set basic income cut-off level, whereby the government will top-off incomes falling below the line, to reach the limit; those falling above the line would not receive payments}}.

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