HyperDic: national_insurance

English > 1 sense of the expression *national insurance*:
NOUN	act	national insurance	social insurance program in Britain

English > *national insurance*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	social insurance program in Britain; based on contributions from employers and employees; provides payments to unemployed and sick and retired people as well as medical services / services.
Broader	social insurance	government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people
Spanish	seguridad social
Catalan	seguretat social