benefit check

Government aid disbursement

A benefit check is a payment from a government program or insurance policy, typically issued to recipients of unemployment, disability, Social Security, or welfare benefits.

The term emphasizes the source rather than the amount: Her benefit check arrives on the first of the month.

Also called a benefit payment or benefits check.

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government · deposit · bank account · assistance · mailbox · direct · monthly · first of the month · social security · disability · unemployment · food stamps · safety net · subsidy · envelope · waiting in line · cashier · income

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source of income

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Compensation for labor

salary · employment income · hourly wages · commission · earnings

financial transaction type

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Amount owed, written

invoice · tax payment · rent payment · debt payment · expense

income source/effort

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Compensation for labor

salary · wages · earned income · commission · bonus

Family

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