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BEVERIDGE
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• BEVERIDGE (noun)
The noun BEVERIDGE has 1 sense:
1. British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)
Familiarity information: BEVERIDGE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Beveridge; First Baron Beveridge; William Henry Beveridge
Instance hypernyms:
economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)
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