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Definitions for Welfare
[1] 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.
[2] welfare work.
[3] 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.
[4] (initial capital letter ) Informal . a governmental agency that provides funds and aid to people in need, especially those unable to work.
[5] on welfare , receiving financial aid from the government or from a private organization because of hardship and need.
[6] health, happiness, prosperity, and well-being in general
[7] financial and other assistance given to people in need (as modifier ) welfare services
[8] Also called: welfare work plans or work to better the social or economic conditions of various underprivileged groups
[9] the welfare informal , mainly British the public agencies involved with giving such assistance
[10] on welfare mainly US and Canadian in receipt of financial aid from a government agency or other source
Words related to Welfare
health, benefit, well-being, interest, progress, abundance, good, advantage, success, profit, ease, euphoria, satisfaction, felicity, contentment, happiness, luck, pogey, thriving
Words nearby Welfare
weld, welded tuff, welding rod, weldment, weldon, welfare, welfare economics, welfare fund, welfare hotel, welfare island, welfare mother
Origin of Welfare
1275–1325; Middle English, from phrase wel fare. See well1, fare
Other words from Welfare
an·ti·wel·fare , adjective
Word origin for Welfare
C14: from the phrase wel fare; related to Old Norse velferth, German Wohlfahrt; see well 1 , fare
Synonyms for Welfare
benefit, health, interest, progress, well-being, abundance, advantage, contentment, ease, euphoria, felicity, good, happiness, luck, pogey, profit, satisfaction, success, east street, good fortune, thriving