tarveharkinta

tarve (“need”) +‎ harkinta (“consideration”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑrʋeˣˌhɑrkintɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrkintɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tar‧ve‧har‧kin‧ta

tarveharkinta

1. means-testing, means test (process of evaluating whether an individual qualifies for financial assistance, usually in the form of a social security benefit)

   tehdä tarveharkinta ― to means-test, to subject to a means test

   Rehtorinvirasto on ollut yhteydessä muihin tohtorikouluihin oikeudenmukaisten tarveharkintakriteerien kehittämiseksi.

   The dean's office has been consulting with other graduate schools over the development of a fair means test.

• tarveharkintainen (of a benefit, conditional to a means test)

• “tarveharkinta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03