Phrase guide

unemployment insurance

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Insurance providing income protection for able-bodied workers during periods of involuntary unemployment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 失業保險 /失业保险 (shīyè bǎoxiǎn) — insurance against loss of earnings
  • Dutch: werkloosheidsverzekering — insurance against loss of earnings
  • Finnish: työttömyysvakuutus — insurance against loss of earnings
  • French: assurance-chômage — insurance against loss of earnings
  • German: Arbeitslosenversicherung — insurance against loss of earnings
  • Hungarian: munkanélküliség-biztosítás — insurance against loss of earnings
  • Hungarian: munkanélküliségi biztosítás — insurance against loss of earnings
  • Hungarian: munkanélküli-biztosítás — insurance against loss of earnings
  • Indonesian: asuransi pengangguran — insurance against loss of earnings
  • Irish: árachas dífhostaíochta — insurance against loss of earnings
  • Malay: insurans pengangguran — insurance against loss of earnings
  • Polish: ubezpieczenie od bezrobocia — insurance against loss of earnings
  • Swedish: arbetslöshetsförsäkring — insurance against loss of earnings