welfare
Pronunciation: /ˈwɛlfɛː/
noun
- 1the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group: they don’t give a damn about the welfare of their families
- 2statutory procedure or social effort designed to promote the basic physical and material well-being of people in need: the protection of rights to education, housing, and welfare
- chiefly North American financial support given to those who are unemployed or otherwise in need: critics feared an increase in inequalities in the provision of welfare
