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wel·fare (wel′fer′)
noun
- the state of being or doing well; condition of health, happiness, and comfort; well-being; prosperity
- the organized efforts of government agencies that grant aid to the poor, the unemployed, etc.
- such aid
- welfare work
on welfare
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welfare
n.
Personal condition
health, happiness, well-being, benefit, profit, prosperity, good, good fortune, progress, state of being. Social service
social work, public assistance, public works, social aid, unemployment benefits, child welfare, federal aid, poverty program, social insurance, Social Security, health service, the dole; see also aid 1, insurance.
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Preposition: of
- animal: My gripe is with the dealers who just want to make a huge profit without regard for the welfare of the animals.
Converse of object
- safeguard: In recent decades British governments have introduced some of the most stringent controls in the world to safeguard laboratory animal welfare.
Adjective modifier
- animal: Any move to lift the ban on pet markets would set animal welfare back twenty years.
Modifies a noun
- reform: Of welfare reform are affected by not strong evidence a change the.
Noun used with modifier
- animal: Farm Training From the Farm trail we run an NVQ training course in small animal welfare.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
Welfare should be a safety-net, not a hammock.
In future, welfare will be a hand-up, not a hand-out.
It is a general popular error to imagine the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.
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