welfare

wel·fare  (wlfâr)

n.

1.

a. Health, happiness, and good fortune; well-being.

b. Prosperity.

2. Welfare work.

3.

a. Financial or other aid provided, especially by the government, to people in need.

b. Corporate welfare.

Idiom:

on welfare

Receiving regular assistance from the government or private agencies because of need.

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[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 [ˈwɛlˌfɛə]

n

1. health, happiness, prosperity, and well-being in general

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a.  financial and other assistance given to people in need

b.  (as modifier) welfare services

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called welfare work plans or work to better the social or economic conditions of various underprivileged groups

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

the welfare Informal chiefly Brit the public agencies involved with giving such assistance

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

on welfare Chiefly US and Canadian in receipt of financial aid from a government agency or other source

[from the phrase wel fare; related to Old Norse velferth, German Wohlfahrt; see well¹, fare]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	welfare - governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need; "she lives on welfare" public assistance, social welfare social insurance - government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue relief - aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped; "he has been on relief for many years" pogey, pogy, dole - money received from the state economic aid, financial aid, aid - money to support a worthy person or cause
	2.	welfare - something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all" benefit goodness, good - that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" advantage, reward - benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity" sake, interest - a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"
	3.	welfare - a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" eudaemonia, eudaimonia, upbeat, well-being, wellbeing fool's paradise - an illusory state of wellbeing health, wellness - a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients" successfulness, prosperity - the condition of prospering; having good fortune

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welfare

noun

1. wellbeing, good, interest, health, security, benefit, success, profit, safety, protection, fortune, comfort, happiness, prosperity, prosperousness Above all we must consider the welfare of the children.

2. state benefit, support, benefits, pensions, dole (slang), social security, unemployment benefit, state benefits, Jobseeker's Allowance, JSA proposed cuts in welfare

Translations

welfare [ˈwelfɛə>ʳ]

A. N

1. (= well-being) → bienestar m
physical/spiritual welfare → bienestar físico/espiritual
you've got to think about the welfare of the children → tienes que pensar en el bienestar de los niños
animal welfare → la protección de los animales
child welfare → la protección a or de la infancia

2. (= social aid) → asistencia f social
to be on welfare → recibir asistencia social
to live on welfare → vivir a cargo de la asistencia social

B. CPD [programme, provision] → de asistencia social
welfare centre, welfare center (US) N → centro m de asistencia social
welfare mother N madre que recibe asistencia social
welfare organization N → organización f de asistencia social
animal welfare organization → una organización para la protección de los animales
welfare services NPL → asistencia fsing social
welfare state N → estado m de bienestar social
welfare work N → trabajos mpl de asistencia social
welfare worker N → asistente mf social

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welfare [ˈwɛlfɛə^r]

n

(= well-being) → bien-être m

(= social security) → aide f sociale
to be on welfare → recevoir l'aide sociale

modif [system, program] → d'aide sociale; [money] → des prestations sociales; [budget, reform, cuts] → de l'aide sociale; [policy, spending] → d'aide sociale
welfare check n (US) → chèque m d'allocations
welfare hotel n (US) foyer où sont hébergés temporairement les bénéficiaires de l'aide sociale
welfare mother n (US) mère seule qui bénéficie de l'aide sociale
welfare officer n → assistant(e) m/f social(e)
welfare payments npl → prestations fpl sociales
welfare state n
the welfare state → l'État-providence m
welfare work n → travail m social
welfare worker n → travailleur/euse m/f social(e)

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welfare

n

(= wellbeing) → Wohl nt, → Wohlergehen nt

(= welfare work) → Fürsorge f, → Wohlfahrt f (dated); child welfare → Kinderfürsorge f; social welfare → soziale Fürsorge

(US: = social security) → Sozialhilfe f; to be on welfare → Sozialhilfeempfänger(in) m(f) → sein

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welfare:

welfare benefits

pl → Sozialleistungen pl

welfare case

n → Sozialfall m

welfare check

n (US) → Sozialhilfeüberweisung f

welfare hotel

n (US) Hotel zur vorübergehenden Unterbringung von Sozialhilfeempfängern

welfare officer

n → Sozialarbeiter(in) m(f), → Mitarbeiter(in) m(f) → des Sozialamts

welfare recipient

n (US) → Sozialhilfeempfänger(in) m(f)

welfare services

pl → soziale Einrichtungen pl

welfare state

n → Wohlfahrtsstaat m

welfare system

n → Sozialsystem nt

welfare work

n → Fürsorgearbeit f, → Wohlfahrtsarbeit f (dated)

welfare worker

n → Fürsorger(in) m(f)

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welfare [ˈwɛlˌfɛəʳ]

1. n

a. (gen) → bene m; (comfort) → benessere m
the nation's welfare → il bene della nazione
spiritual welfare → benessere spirituale
to look after sb's welfare → preoccuparsi di qn
child welfare → protezione f dell'infanzia

b. (social aid) → assistenza sociale
they were living off welfare → vivevano del sussidio dello stato

2. adj (aid, organization) → di assistenza sociale

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welfare [ˈwɛlˌfɛəʳ]

1. n

a. (gen) → bene m; (comfort) → benessere m
the nation's welfare → il bene della nazione
spiritual welfare → benessere spirituale
to look after sb's welfare → preoccuparsi di qn
child welfare → protezione f dell'infanzia

b. (social aid) → assistenza sociale
they were living off welfare → vivevano del sussidio dello stato

2. adj (aid, organization) → di assistenza sociale

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welfare

n welfare [ˈwelfeə]

1 mental and physical health; living conditions Who is looking after the child's welfare? welsyn رفاهِيَّه، صالِح благосъстояние blaho vel; velfærd das Wohlergehen ευημερία, υγεία, καλοπέραση bienestar heaolu سلامت و آسايش hyvinvointi bien-être רְווָחָה कल्याण dobrobit, blagostanje jól(l)ét kesejahteraan velferð, velmegun benessere, bene 福利 행복, 복지 gerovė labklājība kebajikan welzijn vel(ferd) dobrobyt, szczęście bem-estar stare bună a sănătăţii; bunăstare благополучие blaho(byt), prosperita blagor dobrobit välfärd, väl ความมีสุขภาพดี; สวัสดิภาพ sağlık, afiyet, refah 身心健康，福祉 добробут, достаток فلاح و بہبود khoẻ mạnh; thịnh vượng 幸福，康乐

2 money or aid given by government to people in need He is on welfare; She lives on welfare; to get welfare. welsyn مُساعَدَة إجْتِماعِيَّه получавам социални помощи sociální dávky bistandshjælp die Wohlfahrt (κοινωνική) πρόνοια asistencia social, prestaciones de la seguridad social toetus كمك هزينه بهزيستي sosiaaliavustus aide sociale סַעַד socijalna pomoć állami támogatás tunjangan dari pemerintah assistenza 生活保護 복지 보조비 pašalpa sociālais pabalsts bantuan kebajikan bijstand sosialtrygd zasiłek пособие podpora socialna podpora socijalna pomoć socialunderstöd สวัสดิการ sosyal yardım 福利 грошова допомога, яка надається для поліпшення побутових умов (незаможних тощо) ضرورت مندوں کے لیے حکومت کی طرف سے دی جانے والی امداد tiền trợ cấp 福利

n child welfare

1 aid provided to dependent children. kinderwelsyn مُساعَده للأولاد المُحتاجين детски помощи přídavky na děti børneunderstøttelse die Kinderwohlfahrt παροχή βοήθειας σε παιδιά ayuda (estatal/social) a la infancia lastehoolekanne, -toetus كمك به كودكان نامستقل lastenhuolto aide à l'enfance קִצבַת יְלָדִים आश्रित बच्चों को दी जाने वाली सहायता socijalna pomoć djeci gyermekgondozási támogatás tunjangan anak assegno familiare 児童福祉手当 아동 복지 vaikų rūpyba bērnu pabalsts kebajikan kanak-kanak kinderzorg barnetrygd opieka społeczna помощь нуждающимся детям štátna výpomoc deťom otroški dodatek dečiji dodatak social omsorg för barn การสงเคราะห์ต่อเด็ก çocuk yardımı 兒童福利 допомога, яка надається дітям-утриманцям ضرورت مند بچوں کو دی جانے والی امداد sự hỗ trợ trẻ em 儿童福利

2 concern for the living conditions etc of children She has a job as a child welfare officer. kinderwelsyn خِدْمَة إجْتِماعِيَّه للأولاد социален sociální péče týkající se dětí børneværns- die Kinder- und Jugendhilfe κοινωνική πρόνοια ανήλικων παιδιών protección social infantil hoolekanne اهميت به شرايط زندگي كودكان lastensuojelu protection de l'enfance פִּקיד סַעַד बच्चों की जीवन स्थिति इत्यादि पर चिंतित službenik socijalne pomoći djeci gyermekgondozás (pekerja) kesejahteraan anak assistenza infantile 児童福祉 아동 복지와 관련된 일 vaikų globa bērnu aprūpe kebajikan kanak-kanak kinderbescherming barnevern(spedagog) opieka społeczna социальное обеспечение неимущих детей sociálny pracovník starajúci sa o deti otroško skrbstvo briga o deci social omsorg för barn สวัสดิภาพของเด็ก çocuk esirgeme 關心兒童福利的 охорона дитинства بچوں کی حالت زندگی سے متعلق فکر sự chăm sóc trẻ em 关心福利的

welfare state

a country which runs insurance schemes for its inhabitants, supplying them with free medical care, pensions etc. welsynstaat دَوْلَة رَفاه إجْتِماعي социална държава sociální stát velfærdsstat der Wohlfahrtsstaat κράτος πρόνοιας estado de bienestar heaoluriik نظام بهزيستي اجتماعي hyvinvointivaltio État-providence מְדִינַת רְווָחָה कल्याणकारी देश socijalna država jóléti állam negara adil makmur velferðarríki stato sociale/assistenziale 福祉国家 복지 국가 visuotinės gerovės valstybė vispārējas labklājības valsts negara kebajikan welvaartsstaat velferdsstat państwo opiekuńcze estado de segurança social QUERY ţară cu sis­tem de protecţie socială государство всеобщего благосостояния sociálny štát, ,,štát blahobytu socialno dobro urejena država država sa socijalnim osiguranjem välfärdsstat ระบบสวัสดิการที่รัฐบาลให้แก่ประชาชนทางด้านต่าง ๆ refah toplumu 福利國家 держава загального добробуту فلاحی ریاست hệ thống phúc lợi xã hội 福利国家

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welfare → إعانة بَطَالة podpora v nezaměstnanosti arbejdsløshedsunderstøttelse Arbeitslosenunterstützung επίδομα ανεργίας subsidio de desempleo, subsidio de paro työttömyyskorvaus chômage novčana potpora sussidio di disoccupazione 失業手当 실업 수당 bedeling utdeling zasiłek dla bezrobotnych auxílio desemprego, esmola пособие по безработице arbetslöshetsunderstöd เงินที่รัฐบาลให้กับคนว่างงานทุกเดือน yoksulluk yardımı tiền trợ cấp thất nghiệp 救济金