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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
/ 藞飞蓻濒藢蹿蓻蓹 /
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 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 补苍顎卼颈路飞别濒顎僨补谤别 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 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
Saturday by Van Nuys division officers doing a welfare check after a friend became concerned.
Morgan has "reserved" her position on the cuts to welfare so far, and has not overtly criticised the plans.
She has plenty to choose from, with decisions made at Westminster affecting steel, welfare, rail funding, crown estate and National Insurance all proving controversial and very current issues.
Ms Carter, a welfare and campaigns officer for the university and who just graduated from a sustainable development degree, said she planned to vote.
Campaigners estimate more than 300,000 homes could lose heating - or have it stuck on constantly - in what energy regulator Ofgem has called "an urgent consumer welfare issue".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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