welfare
IPA: wˈɛɫfɛr
noun
- (uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
- (uncountable, chiefly US) Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (often called welfare assistance in UK English).
verb
- (transitive) To provide with welfare or aid.
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Examples of "welfare" in Sentences
- Welfare means the good of the people.
- He is contemptuous of the welfare state.
- Consider the overall welfare of the project
- He is responsible for the welfare of the elders.
- He is responsible for the welfare of the pupils.
- A priestess is concerned for the welfare of the poor.
- The government meagerly has funds to provide welfare to citizens.
- The government was not only concerned with the welfare of the youth.
- The school is committed to the good health and welfare of all our learners.
- The government's welfare schemes and reforms may take considerable time to fructify on ground.
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