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

Noun

1. health, happiness, prosperity, and general wellbeing

2. financial and other assistance given, usually by the government, to people in need [wel(l)¹ + 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

2. state benefit, support, benefits, pensions, dole (slang) social security, unemployment benefit, state benefits, pogey Canad.

Translations

welfare [ˈwɛlfɛəʳ] n → bienestar m (= social aid); asistencia social;

Welfare (US) → subsidio de paro;

to look after sb's welfare → cuidar del bienestar de algn

welfare [ˈwɛlfɛəʳ] n (= wellbeing) → bien-être m (= social aid); assistance sociale

welfare [ˈwɛlfɛəʳ] n (well-being) → Wohl nt;

(social aid) → Sozialhilfe f

welfare [ˈwɛlfɛəʳ] n → benessere m

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welfare

n welfare [ˈwelfeə]

1 mental and physical health; living conditions Who is looking after the child's welfare?welsynرفاهِيَّه، صالِحблагосъстояниеblahovel; velfærddas Wohlergehenευημερία, υγεία, καλοπέρασηbienestarheaoluسلامت و آسايشhyvinvointibien-êtreרְווָחָהकल्याणdobrobit, blagostanjejól(l)étkesejahteraanvelferð, velmegunbenessere, bene福利행복, 번영, 복지gerovėlabklājībakebajikanwelzijnvel(ferd)dobrobyt, szczęściebem-estarstare bună a sănătăţii; bunăstareблагополучиеblaho(byt), prosperitablagordobrobitvälfärd, välความมีสุขภาพดี; สวัสดิภาพsağlık, afiyet, refah幸福，康樂добробут, достатокفلاح و بہبودkhoẻ 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.welsynمُساعَدَة إجْتِماعِيَّهполучавам социални помощиsociální dávkybistandshjælpdie Wohlfahrt(κοινωνική) πρόνοιαasistencia social, prestaciones de la seguridad socialtoetusكمك هزينه بهزيستيaide socialeסַעַדsocijalna pomoćállami támogatástunjangan dari pemerintahassistenza生活保護pašalpasociālais pabalstsbantuan kebajikanbijstandsosialtrygdzasiłekпособиеpodporasocialna podporasocijalna pomoćsocialunderstödสวัสดิการsosyal yardım福利грошова допомога, яка надається для поліпшення побутових умов (незаможних тощо)ضرورت مندوں کے لیے حکومت کی طرف سے دی جانے والی امدادtiền trợ cấp福利

n ˈchild welfare

1 aid provided to dependent children. kinderwelsynمُساعَده للأولاد المُحتاجينдетски помощиpřídavky na dětibørneunderstøttelsedie Kinderwohlfahrtπαροχή βοήθειας σε παιδιάayuda (estatal/social) a la infancialastehoolekanne, -toetusكمك به كودكان نامستقلaide à l'enfanceקִצבַת יְלָדִיםआश्रित बच्चों को दी जाने वाली सहायताsocijalna pomoć djecigyermekgondozási támogatástunjangan anakassegno familiare児童福祉手当vaikų rūpybabērnu pabalstskebajikan kanak-kanakkinderzorgbarnetrygdopieka społecznaпомощь нуждающимся детямštátna výpomoc deťomotroški dodatekdečiji dodataksocial omsorg för barnการสงเคราะห์ต่อเด็กçocuk yardımı儿童福利допомога, яка надається дітям-утриманцямضرورت مند بچوں کو دی جانے والی امدادsự 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.kinderwelsynخِدْمَة إجْتِماعِيَّه للأولادсоциаленsociální péče týkající se dětíbørneværns-die Kinder- und Jugendhilfeκοινωνική πρόνοια ανήλικων παιδιώνprotección social infantilhoolekanneاهميت به شرايط زندگي كودكانprotection de l'enfanceפִּקיד סַעַדबच्चों की जीवन स्थिति इत्यादि पर चिंतितslužbenik socijalne pomoći djecigyermekgondozás(pekerja) kesejahteraan anakassistenza infantile児童福祉vaikų globabērnu aprūpekebajikan kanak-kanakkinderbeschermingbarnevern(spedagog)opieka społecznaсоциальное обеспечение неимущих детейsociálny pracovník starajúci sa o detiotroško skrbstvobriga o decisocial omsorg för barnสวัสดิภาพของเด็กçocuk esirgeme關心福利的охорона дитинстваبچوں کی حالت زندگی سے متعلق فکرsự 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. welsynstaatدَوْلَة رَفاه إجْتِماعيсоциална държаваsociální státvelfærdsstatder Wohlfahrtsstaatκράτος πρόνοιαςestado de bienestarheaoluriikنظام بهزيستي اجتماعيhyvinvointivaltioÉtat-providenceמְדִינַת רְווָחָהकल्याणकारी देशsocijalna državajóléti államnegara adil makmurvelferðarríkistato sociale/assistenziale福祉国家복지 국가visuotinės gerovės valstybėvispārējas labklājības valstsnegara kebajikanwelvaartsstaatvelferdsstatpaństwo opiekuńczede segurança estado social QUERYţară cu sis­tem de protecţie socialăгосударство всеобщего благосостоянияsociálny štát, ,,štát blahobytu``socialno dobro urejena državadržava sa socijalnim osiguranjemvälfärdsstatระบบสวัสดิการที่รัฐบาลให้แก่ประชาชนทางด้านต่าง ๆrefah toplumu福利國家держава загального добробутуفلاحی ریاستhệ thống phúc lợi xã hội福利国家