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welfare

  • verb
  • /ˈwɛlˌfɛə/

To provide with welfare or aid.

Related words

  • social welfare
  • welfare capitalism
  • welfare check
  • corporate welfare bum
  • welfare bum
  • welfare Cadillac
  • welfare parasite
  • welfare queen
  • welfare state
  • welfare trap
  • welfare-to-work
  • welfarite

Word history

From Middle English "welefare".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “welfare” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.