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–noun

1.	the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group, or organization; well-being: to look after a child's welfare; the physical or moral welfare of society.

2.	welfare work.

3.	financial or other assistance to an individual or family from a city, state, or national government: Thousands of jobless people in this city would starve if it weren't for welfare.

4.	(initial capital letter) Informal. a governmental agency that provides funds and aid to people in need, esp. those unable to work.

—Idiom

5.	on welfare, receiving financial aid from the government or from a private organization because of hardship and need.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME, from phrase wel fare. See well¹, fare

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wel·fare Audio Help (wěl'fâr') Pronunciation Key
n.

1. Health, happiness, and good fortune; well-being.
2. Prosperity.
3. Financial or other aid provided, especially by the government, to people in need.
4. Corporate welfare.
Welfare work.
1. Financial or other aid provided, especially by the government, to people in need.
2. Corporate welfare.

[Middle English, from wel faren, to fare well, from Old English wel faran : wel, well; see well² + faran, to get along; see fare.]

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welfare

O.E. wel faran "condition of being or doing well," from wel (see well (adv.)) + faran "get along" (see fare (v.)). Cf. O.N. velferð. Meaning "social concern for the well-being of children, the unemployed, etc." is first attested 1904. Welfare state is recorded from 1941.

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welfare
noun
1.	governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need; "she lives on welfare" [syn: social welfare]
2.	something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all" [syn: benefit]
3.	a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" [syn: wellbeing] [ant: ill-being]

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welfare1 [ˈwelfeə] noun

mental and physical health; living conditions
Example: Who is looking after the child's welfare?

Arabic:	رفاهِيَّه، صالِح
Chinese (Simplified):	幸福，康乐
Chinese (Traditional):	幸福，康樂
Czech:	blaho
Danish:	vel; velfærd
Dutch:	welzijn
Estonian:	heaolu
Finnish:	hyvinvointi
French:	bien-être
German:	das Wohlergehen
Greek:	ευημερία, υγεία, καλοπέραση
Hungarian:	jól(l)ét
Icelandic:	velferð, velmegun
Indonesian:	kesejahteraan
Italian:	benessere, bene

Japanese:	福利
Korean:	행복, 번영, 복지
Latvian:	labklājība
Lithuanian:	gerovė
Norwegian:	vel(ferd)
Polish:	dobrobyt, szczęście
Portuguese (Brazil):	bem-estar
Portuguese (Portugal):	bem-estar
Romanian:	stare bună a sănătăţii; bunăstare
Russian:	благополучие
Slovak:	blaho(byt), prosperita
Slovenian:	blagor
Spanish:	bienestar
Swedish:	välfärd, väl
Turkish:	sağlık, afiyet, refah

welfare2 [ˈwelfeə] noun

money or aid given by government to people in need
Example: He is on welfare; She lives on welfare; to get welfare

Arabic:	مُساعَدَة إجْتِماعِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	福利
Chinese (Traditional):	福利
Czech:	sociální dávky
Danish:	bistandshjælp
Estonian:	toetus
Greek:	(κοινωνική) πρόνοια
Hungarian:	állami támogatás
Indonesian:	tunjangan dari pemerintah
Italian:	assistenza

Latvian:	sociālais pabalsts
Lithuanian:	pašalpa
Norwegian:	sosialtrygd
Polish:	zasiłek
Russian:	пособие
Slovak:	podpora
Slovenian:	socialna podpora
Spanish:	asistencia social, prestaciones de la seguridad social
Swedish:	socialunderstöd
Turkish:	sosyal yardım

See also: child welfare, welfare state

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
welfare

Government-provided support for those unable to support themselves. In the United States, it is undertaken by various federal, state, and local agencies under the auspices of different programs, the best known of which are Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and food stamps.

[Chapter:] Business and Economics

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