National Insurance
Definitions
General English
Accounting
- noun state insurance in the United Kingdom, organised by the government, which pays for medical care, hospitals, unemployment benefits, etc.
Economics
- noun the UK state insurance system, organised by the government, which pays for such things as medical care, hospitals and unemployment benefits.
Medical
- noun a weekly payment from a person’s wages, with a supplement from the employer, which pays for state assistance and medical treatment, in the UK
Politics
- noun a British tax on income which pays for medical care, hospitals and unemployment benefits
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