Beveridge

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɛvərɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bev′ər ij, bev′rij)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Bev•er•idge  (bev′ər ij, bev′rij),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Albert Jeremiah, 1862–1927, U.S. senator and historian.
  2. Biographical Sir William Henry, 1879–1963, English economist.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Beveridge / ˈbɛvərɪdʒ/
  1. William Henry, 1st Baron Beveridge. 1879–1963, British economist, whose Report on Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942) formed the basis of social-security legislation in Britain
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