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Welfare

Welfare Meaning & Definition
Welfare Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Welfare?

[n] governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
[n] something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"
[n] a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Welfare: benefit | eudaemonia | eudaimonia | social welfare | upbeat | wellbeing | well-being

Related Terms | Find terms related to Welfare:

See Also | advantage | dole | financial aid | fool's paradise | good | goodness | health | interest | pogey | pogy | prosperity | relief | reward | sake | social insurance | successfulness | wellness

Welfare In Webster's Dictionary

\Wel"fare`\, n. [Well + fare to go, to proceed, to happen.] 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. How to study for the people's welfare. --Shak. In whose deep eyes Men read the welfare of the times to come. --Emerson.

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