Invalidity benefit
noun
1.
(formerly, in the British National Insurance scheme) a weekly payment to a person who had been off work through illness for more than six months: replaced by incapacity benefit in 1995 IVB
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[in-val-id] /ɪnˈvæl ɪd/ adjective 1. not valid; without force or foundation; indefensible. 2. deficient in substance or cogency; weak. 3. void or without legal force, as a contract. /ˈɪnvəˌliːd; -lɪd/ noun 1. adjective 2. suffering from or disabled by injury, sickness, etc verb (transitive) 3. to cause to become an invalid; disable 4. (usually foll […]
- Invaluable
[in-val-yoo-uh-buh l] /ɪnˈvæl yu ə bəl/ adjective 1. beyond calculable or appraisable value; of inestimable worth; priceless: an invaluable art collection; her invaluable assistance. /ɪnˈvæljʊəbəl/ adjective 1. having great value that is impossible to calculate; priceless adj. 1570s, “above value,” from in- (1) “not” + value (v.) “estimate the worth of” + -able. It also […]
- Invaluably
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- Invar
[in-vahr] /ɪnˈvɑr/ Trademark. 1. a brand of iron alloy containing 35.5 percent nickel and having a very low coefficient of expansion at atmospheric temperatures. /ɪnˈvɑː/ noun 1. trademark an alloy containing iron (63.8 per cent), nickel (36 per cent), and carbon (0.2 per cent). It has a very low coefficient of expansion and is used […]
- Invariability
[in-vair-ee-uh-buh l] /ɪnˈvɛər i ə bəl/ adjective 1. not ; not changing or capable of being changed; static or constant. noun 2. something that is invariable; a constant. /ɪnˈvɛərɪəbəl/ adjective 1. not subject to alteration; unchanging noun 2. a mathematical quantity having an unchanging value; a constant n. 1640s, from invariable + -ity. adj. early […]