Government mandated insurance system, equivalent would be Social Security in the USA.
National Insurance
Example Sentences
"That's a proper National Insurance, that is."
"I've never seen such a National Insurance in all my life."
Etymology & History
British social security tax. British welfare system. NI number British identification. Employee and employer British contributions. NHS British funding partial. Reflects British welfare state financing.
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General British
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Era
Modern
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Informal
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