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wel·fare [ˈwelfeəʳ] N no pl

1. welfare (state of health, happiness):

welfare

2. welfare (state aid):

welfare
welfare policy
to be on welfare Am

animal welfare N

ˈwel·fare pay·ments N

welfare payments pl Am:

welfare payments

ˈwel·fare ser·vices N pl

1. welfare services (state support):

welfare services

2. welfare services + sing vb (office):

welfare services

wel·fare ˈstate N

welfare state
welfare state

ˈwel·fare work N no pl

welfare work

ˈwel·fare work·er N

welfare worker

ˈwel·fare to work N no pl

Usage examples with welfare

welfare policy
to be on benefit [or welfare]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He took number of steps of welfare of people.
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Welfare culture uses the more broad interpretation of welfare.
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The author was a widower, and concerned for his daughters' welfare.
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He served as the deputy mayor of the city and was responsible for community and welfare.
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The etymology of this expression is said by some to derive from printer (publisher); dole : (informal) welfare, specifically unemployment benefit.
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As women's decision-making power increases, the welfare of their children and the family in general benefits.
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She has been frequently involved in community and public welfare activities.
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Its existence helped to drive up welfare standards in the west, boosted the anticolonial movement and provided a powerful counterweight to western global domination.
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In other areas, 1,016 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 1,684 such workers worked from home.
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Since that time, the term welfare state applies only to states where social rights are accompanied by civil and political rights.
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