bijstand

Definitions of bijstand
  1. noun
    government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue
    synonyms: RWW, stempelgeld, steun, uitkering, vervangingsinkomen, volksverzekering
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    volksverzekering
    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
    RWW
    benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law
    bijstandsuitkering, gezinsbijstand
    social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance
    werkeloosheidsuitkering, werkloosheidsuitkering
    payment by a United States agency to unemployed people
    arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering, invaliditeitsverzekering
    social insurance for the disabled
    gezondheidszorg
    social insurance for the ill and injured
    type of:
    bijstandsuitkering, gezinsbijstand, trekken, welzijnssector, welzijnszorg
    governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
  2. noun
    benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law
    synonyms: RWW
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    RWW, stempelgeld, steun, uitkering, vervangingsinkomen, volksverzekering
    government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue
  3. noun
    governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
    synonyms: bijstandsuitkering, gezinsbijstand, trekken, welzijnssector, welzijnszorg
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    RWW, stempelgeld, steun, uitkering, vervangingsinkomen, volksverzekering
    government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue
    hulpverlening
    aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
    W.W.-uitkering, WW, WW-uitkering
    money received from the state
    volksverzekering
    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
    RWW
    benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law
    bijstandsuitkering, gezinsbijstand
    social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance
    werkeloosheidsuitkering, werkloosheidsuitkering
    payment by a United States agency to unemployed people
    arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering, invaliditeitsverzekering
    social insurance for the disabled
    gezondheidszorg
    social insurance for the ill and injured
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    assistent, onderzoeksassistent
    money to support a worthy person or cause
  4. noun
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
    synonyms: assistentie, hulp, hulpbetoon, hulpverlening, medewerking
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    faciliteit, voorziening
    act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
    geruststelling
    assistance in time of difficulty
    dienstbetoon, dienstverlening, service
    an act of help or assistance
    accommodatie
    the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
    drempelverlaging
    the act of giving hope or support to someone
    bemoediging, ondersteuning, steun, steunpilaar, support
    aiding the cause or policy or interests of
    kinderbescherming, kinderverzorging
    a service involving care for other people's children
    balsem, geruststelling, opbeuring, soelaas, solaas, troost, vertroosting
    the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
    adhesie, agreatie, fiat, goedkeuring, goedvinden, instemming, sympathie, zegen
    the formal act of approving
    geruststelling
    the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
    clementie, genade
    alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed
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    activiteit, bedrijvigheid, bezigheid, drukte, occupatie, werking, werkzaamheden, werkzaamheid
    any specific behavior
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