transfer payment

transfer payment　转让付款，转拨款项　

One-way payment of money for which no money，good，or service is received in exchange.Governments use such payments as means of income redistribution by giving out money under social welfare programs such as social security，old age or disability pensions，student grants，unemployment compensation，etc.Subsidies paid to exporters，farmers，manufacturers，however，are not considered transfer payments.Transfer payments are excluded in computing gross national product.