Dictionary
means' test"
an investigation into the financial position of a person applying for aid from public funds.
means-test
Pronunciation: (mēnz'test"), [key]—
v.t.
to subject (a person or a specific benefit) to a means test:
Government proposes to means-test Medicare.
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v.i.
to perform a means test:
fair and responsible means-testing. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.