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welfare
noun(wel-fare)
the state of doing well especially in respect to good fortune, happiness, well-being, or prosperity
welfare
noun(wel-fare)
aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need
welfare
noun(wel-fare)
an agency or program through which such aid is distributed
welfare
adjective(wel-fare)
of, relating to, or concerned with welfare and especially with improvement of the welfare of disadvantaged social groups
welfare
adjective(wel-fare)
receiving public welfare benefits
welfare
noun(wel-fare)
a social system based on the assumption by a political state of primary responsibility for the individual and social welfare of its citizens
welfare
noun(wel-fare)
a nation or state characterized by the operation of the welfare state system
welfare
noun(wel-fare)
a family that receives government assistance
welfare
adjective(wel-fare)
opposed to or hostile toward government welfare programs
welfare
noun(wel-fare)
organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups; specifically : social work
welfare
noun(wel-fare)
money or aid given by the government to help a large company
welfare
idiom(wel-fare)
receiving money from the government because of a low income or lack of income
welfare
geographical name(wel-fare)
island in the East River, New York City, connected to Manhattan by tramway; formerly the site of penal and later hospital facilities

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