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transfer payment
noun
Definition of TRANSFER PAYMENT
1
: a public expenditure made for a purpose (as unemployment compensation) other than procuring goods or services —usually used in plural
2
plural : money (as welfare payments) that is received by individuals and that is neither compensation for goods or services currently supplied nor income from investments
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First Known Use of TRANSFER PAYMENT
circa 1945
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