welfare

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UK /ˈwɛlˌfɛə/ US /ˈwɛlˌfɛɚ/

noun 2verb 1

Collocations

(noun.) good health and happiness

ADJ

animal, child, community, employee, family, personal, student

The government created new programs to improve employee welfare in factories.

VERB + WELFARE

improve, promote

The new community center has really improved the welfare of families in our neighborhood.

(noun.) money, etc. from the government

ADJ

state

WELFARE + NOUN

state

Many countries developed the welfare state to provide free healthcare and education for all citizens.

agency, authorities, department, programme, provision, services, system | officer, worker | clinic, facilities

benefits, payments

The government increased welfare payments for families with young children.

budget, costs, spending | cuts

fraud, scrounger

The local news investigation revealed a major welfare fraud scheme involving false benefit claims.

PREP

on ~

My uncle went on welfare after he lost his job at the factory.

Definitions

noun

Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.

Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.

Shortened form of "welfare spending", "welfare payments", or "welfare assistance".

Oliveira seems to suggest that the Jews of Kiryas Joel are somehow gaming the welfare system to fund their lifestyles, while simultaneously acknowledging the high poverty rates in the town that qualify residents for programs like Medicaid.

verb

To provide with welfare or aid.

welfaring the poor

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — something that aids or promotes well-being

benefit

noun — a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

wellbeing
well-being
upbeat
eudaemonia
eudaimonia

Antonyms

ill-being

Idioms & Phrases

welfare Cadillac

The case of a person or group receiving public benefits, although the benefits are not actually needed by the recipient or are obtained by fraud.

corporate welfare bum

A business corporation or business executive receiving significant financial assistance from government sources.

[A]nother $8 million went to keep alive Quebecair, a corporate welfare bum if ever there was one.

Example Bank

Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and

Wiktionary

welfaring the poor

Wiktionary

Science and art must contribute to the promotion of human welfare.

Tatoeba · #24019

The committee is discussing social welfare.

Tatoeba · #28248

Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake; even loose change will go a long way.

Tatoeba · #29076

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, welfare is marked as informal, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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