welfare
51welfare benefit — ➔ benefit1 * * * welfare benefit UK US noun [C, usually plural] UK ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT ► money paid by the government to people who are ill, poor, or have no job: »If a parent works, the family is not eligible for welfare benefits …
52welfare payment — ➔ payment * * * welfare payment UK US noun [C] US GOVERNMENT, ECONOMICS ► an amount of money that is paid by the government to someone who is ill, poor, or has no job: »She receives $620 a month in welfare payments …
53welfare state — ➔ state * * * welfare state UK US noun [S] GOVERNMENT, TAX ► a system by which a government provides social services such as health care, money, etc. to people who need them: »The ANC established Africa s largest welfare state through the… …
54welfare to work — UK US (also welfare to work) noun [U] GOVERNMENT ► in the UK, a government policy that helps unemployed people who are receiving money from the government to get jobs: »For some, welfare to work has indeed worked. »The new clubs will be staffed… …
55welfare economics — ➔ economics * * * welfare economics UK US noun [U] ECONOMICS ► the study of how a country s economy affects the health, happiness, and standard of living of its people …
56welfare-to-work — ˌwelfare to ˈwork noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS in Britain, a government policy of encouraging people who are unemployed to stop receiving benefit (= money from the government) and to get jobs instead: • Welfare to work has become a central plank… …
57welfare programme — welfare programme, welfare provision See welfare state …
58welfare state — [ US ˈ.. .] n 1.) the welfare state a system in which the government provides money, free medical care etc for people who are unemployed, ill, or too old to work →↑social security 2.) a country with such a system …
59welfare state — noun 1. ) count a country that takes care of its citizens by providing social and financial support 2. ) the welfare state the system by which a country takes care of its citizens by providing them with education, medical care, or money if they… …
60welfare state — n. a state in which the welfare of its citizens, with regard to employment, medical care, social security, etc., is considered to be the responsibility of the government …
