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welfare
noun
-
welfare
the
general
health
,
happiness
,
and
safety
of
a
person
or
group
•
The
company
introduced
flexible
hours
to
improve
employee
welfare
.
The
company
introduced
flexible
hours
to
improve
employee
welfare
.
•
Wildlife
reserves
are
essential
for
the
welfare
of
endangered
species
.
Wildlife
reserves
are
essential
for
the
welfare
of
endangered
species
.
From
Middle
English
welfare
(“
well-being
”),
from
well
+
fare
(“
to
go
,
travel
,
fare
”),
literally
“
to
fare
well
”.
noun
-
welfare
financial
help
and
other
services
that
a
government
gives
to
people
who
are
poor
,
unemployed
,
or
in
need
•
After
he
lost
his
job
,
he
applied
for
welfare
to
pay
his
rent
.
After
he
lost
his
job
,
he
applied
for
welfare
to
pay
his
rent
.
•
The
debate
about
reducing
welfare
spending
lasted
for
hours
in
parliament
.
The
debate
about
reducing
welfare
spending
lasted
for
hours
in
parliament
.
Sense
of
government
support
developed
in
early
20th-century
U
.
S
.
political
discourse
,
extending
the
older
meaning
of
general
well-being
to
institutional
aid
.
