unemployment insurance
noun
a government program that provides a limited number of payments to eligible workers who are involuntarily unemployed.
Origin of unemployment insurance
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby unemployment insurance
unemployable,
unemployed,
unemployment,
unemployment benefit,
unemployment compensation,
unemployment insurance,
unencrypted,
unencumbered,
unending,
unendurable,
unenforced
Example sentences from the Web for unemployment insurance
Using the unemployment-insurance system to fund hours reductions is the right first step.