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welfare
[ wel-fair ]
noun
- the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group, or organization; well-being:
to look after a child's welfare; the physical or moral welfare of society.
- financial or other assistance to an individual or family from a city, state, or national government:
Thousands of jobless people in this city would starve if it weren't for welfare.
- (initial capital letter) Informal. a governmental agency that provides funds and aid to people in need, especially those unable to work.
welfare
/ ˈɛˌɛə /
noun
- health, happiness, prosperity, and well-being in general
- financial and other assistance given to people in need
- ( as modifier )
welfare services
- Also calledwelfare work plans or work to better the social or economic conditions of various underprivileged groups
- the welfare informal.the public agencies involved with giving such assistance
- on welfarein receipt of financial aid from a government agency or other source
welfare
- Government-provided support for those unable to support themselves. In the United States, it is undertaken by various federal, state, and local agencies under the auspices of different programs, the best known of which are Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and food stamps.
Other 51Թ Forms
- t·ɱf adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of welfare1
Idioms and Phrases
- on welfare, receiving financial aid from the government or from a private organization because of hardship and need.
Example Sentences
The international class struggle predicted by Karl Marx directly contradicted the Nazis' racial-nationalist and decidedly anti-egalitarian weltanschauung, which championed welfare only for healthy, virtuous and "useful" members of the master race.
The report concluded that impact on welfare would be "dramatic."
India's government has an initiative focusing on tribal welfare, but the country has come under criticism in recent years for failing to protect against evictions.
The mayor they see on TV is L.A’.s. And our mayor is not like the mayor of New York, with powers over health and education and welfare programs.
Police said a man and a woman, who have not been named, were found after officers were asked to conduct a welfare check in Roseneath, a suburb of the capital Wellington, on Monday.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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