Bev ‧ er ‧ idge Re ‧ port, the /ˈbev ə rɪdʒ rɪˌpɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ BrE AmE
an important report produced by the British ↑ economist William Beveridge in 1942. It introduced the idea of the ↑ welfare state (=the idea that the government should provide free health care, and money for old people and for people who cannot get a job) .