welfare

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noun

wel·fare ˈwel-ˌfer

Synonyms of welfare

the state of doing well especially in respect to good fortune, happiness, well-being, or prosperity

must look out for your own welfare

: aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need

: an agency or program through which such aid is distributed

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adjective

: of, relating to, or concerned with welfare and especially with improvement of the welfare of disadvantaged social groups

welfare legislation

: receiving public benefits

welfare families

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Examples of welfare in a Sentence

NounHe wants to do away with welfare.I have your welfare at heart.The of all the orphans was at stake.She donates to organizations concerned about animal.

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Noun

Police said deputies were dispatched to the home on Jan. 28 at around 4 p.m. for a check on a woman, later identified as the mother of the children but not named.—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025In November, animal welfare groups filed federal lawsuits against the plan in Oregon and Washington calling the strategy inhumane and alleging violations of federal laws.—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025

Adjective

Moderate Democrats fear pro-welfare and anti-business labels.—John Harwood, CNN, 19 Sep. 2021Starting near the end of the last century, the rhetoric of business-minded reform increasingly cloaked the politics of deregulation, anti-cutbacks, and austerity.—Kyle Edward Williams, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2020See all Example Sentences for welfare