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   welfare

   /ˈwɛlfɛː/

   noun

   • 1. the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group: "they don't give a damn about the welfare of their families" Similar well-beinghealthgood healthhappinesscomfortsecuritysafetyprotectionprosperityprofitgoodsuccessfortunegood fortuneadvantageinterestprosperousnesssuccessfulnessOpposite hardship
   • 2. statutory 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"
   • ▪ financial support given to those who are unemployed or otherwise in need: North American "critics feared an increase in inequalities in the provision of welfare" Similar social securitybenefitstate benefitbenefit paymentpublic assistanceallowancepensioncreditsupportsick paysickness benefitunemployment benefit/pay

   Word Origin Middle English: from the adverb well1 + the verb fare.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • W

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   • E

     1

   • L

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   • F

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   • A

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   • R

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   • E

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