welfare
21welfare — wel|fare [ wel,fer ] noun uncount *** 1. ) care provided by the state or another organization for people in need: the welfare system a ) money given to people who do not have work or who are in need. British usually benefit: Many of the children… …
22welfare — noun (U) 1 health, comfort, and happiness; wellbeing: Our only concern is the children s welfare. 2 help that is provided, especially by government organizations for people with social or financial problems: The company s welfare officer deals… …
23welfare */*/ — UK [ˈwelfeə(r)] / US [ˈwelˌfer] noun [uncountable] 1) a) the health and happiness of people We intend to make child welfare one of our priorities. welfare of: Police are concerned for the welfare of the child s mother. b) good care and living… …
24welfare — In the broadest sense, the good of the people. The well being of an individual. In a more limited sense familiar in modern usage, public relief for the poor, as provided under relief or welfare acts. 41 Am J1st Poor L §§ 13 et seq. The whole is… …
25welfare — /ˈwɛlfɛə / (say welfair) noun 1. the state of faring well; wellbeing: one s welfare; the physical or moral welfare of society. 2. → welfare work. 3. → social service. 4. the welfare, Colloquial a government social service agency, usually viewed… …
26welfare — n. 1 well being, happiness; health and prosperity (of a person or a community etc.). 2 (Welfare) a the maintenance of persons in such a condition esp. by statutory procedure or social effort. b financial support given for this purpose. Phrases… …
27welfare — Pono, pōmaika i. Public welfare, pono o ka lehulehu. Spiritual welfare, pono uhane. Welfare committee, kōmike ola …
28Welfare — Recorded in the spellings of Welfare and Welfair, this unusual surname is English. It is believed to be of pre 7th century Anglo Saxon origin, and is an interesting example of that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually… …
29welfare — state aid to the poor It originally meant prosperity, which is not how all the recipients today see it: ... his girl friend threatened to call the cops when he took half of her welfare money. (Wambaugh, 1983) The British Welfare… …
30welfare — noun 1) the welfare of children Syn: well being, health, comfort, security, safety, protection, prosperity, success, fortune; interest, good 2) we cannot claim welfare Syn: social se …
