unemployment insurance
unemployment insurance — noun
1. money that the government pays to workers for a short time after they lose their
money that the government pays to workers for a short time after they lose their jobs through no fault of their own
After the plant shut down, Tendai applied for unemployment insurance to cover his mortgage.
applied for unemployment insurance
Lucía received unemployment insurance for four months while she retrained as a nurse.
received unemployment insurance + for [duration]
Haruto had never claimed unemployment insurance before the hotel let him go.
Ayesha's unemployment insurance payments covered her family's groceries and utility bills.
Esther used her unemployment insurance benefits to keep the heat on during that cold Chicago winter.
- unemployment benefits
the more common everyday term for the payments themselves
- jobless benefits
informal, often used in news headlines
- unemployment compensation
formal legal term, common in US policy documents
用法筆記
In casual speech, often shortened to 'unemployment': 'He's been on unemployment for two months.' The full term 'unemployment insurance' is standard in legal and official documents.