Welfare

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Health, happiness, and good fortune; well-being.
  • n. Prosperity.
  • n. Welfare work.
  • n. Financial or other aid provided, especially by the government, to people in need.
  • n. Corporate welfare.
  • idiom. on welfare Receiving regular assistance from the government or private agencies because of need.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
  • n. Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (abbreviated form of Welfare assistance).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; happiness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A state or condition of doing well; prosperous or satisfactory course or relation; exemption from evil; state with respect to well-being: as, to promote the physical or the spiritual welfare of society; to inquire after a friend's welfare; to be anxious about the welfare of a ship at sea.
  • n. A source of well-being; a blessing; a good.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
  • n. something that aids or promotes well-being
  • n. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
  • Antonym
    wofare   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    prosperity    happiness    weal    well-being    commonwealth    commonweal   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    well-being    prosperity    health    advancement    safety    happiness    preservation    liberty    education    salvation