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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1883 COCA: 1933

welfare

welfare /ˈwɛlˌfeɚ/ noun
welfare
/ˈwɛlˌfeɚ/
noun
Learner's definition of WELFARE
[noncount]
: a government program for poor or unemployed people that helps pay for their food, housing, medical costs, etc.(政府给予的)福利救济
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
: the state of being happy, healthy, or successful : well- being福祉;幸福;安康
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1883 COCA: 1933

welfare

1 of 2

noun

wel·​fare ˈwel-ˌfer How to pronounce welfare (audio)
1
: the state of doing well especially in respect to good fortune, happiness, well-being, or prosperity
must look out for your own welfare
2
a
: aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need
b
: an agency or program through which such aid is distributed

welfare

2 of 2

adjective

1
: of, relating to, or concerned with welfare and especially with improvement of the welfare of disadvantaged social groups
welfare legislation
2
: receiving public welfare benefits
welfare families

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Noun He wants to do away with welfare. I have your welfare at heart. The welfare of all the orphans was at stake. She donates to organizations concerned about animal welfare.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The study is fielded by First Place Global Leadership Institute, which is part of First Place AZ, a nonprofit dedicated to the welfare equity of people with autism and other brain differences. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2022 Some progressives are also wary, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who ultimately voted for the Chips Act but called it corporate welfare for a highly profitable industry. Jeanne Whalen, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 Stalking and threatening others online are serious crimes that deeply impact victims’ mental, emotional and physical welfare. Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, they’ll be called on to mediate extraordinary levels of new government borrowing—on top of the additional borrowing governments normally do during recessions to finance social-welfare assistance. Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Four child welfare and farm safety experts said carrying out ranch work like that described by the former residents can be dangerous for children. Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 Every member of the small ensemble makes an impression, even the mostly unseen Sathya Sridharan as a friendly pizza delivery guy who never fails to ask about Charlie’s welfare from behind the closed apartment door. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2022 Not Cash, a policy to reduce welfare for single homeless adults and instead spend the funds on shelters, housing and services. Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 In this campaign, the party has been promising tougher measures to fight crime along with promises to preserve the Scandinavian country's famous welfare protections. Vanessa Gera, ajc, 4 Sep. 2022
Adjective
Moderate Democrats fear pro-welfare and anti-business labels. John Harwood, CNN, 19 Sep. 2021 Starting near the end of the last century, the rhetoric of business-minded reform increasingly cloaked the politics of deregulation, anti-welfare cutbacks, and austerity. Kyle Edward Williams, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2020 Layers of state bureaucracy, outdated computer systems, and, in some states, anti-welfare attitudes kept timely help out of the reach of many. Tracey Lindeman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2020 Even overtly welfare-ish Medicaid payments—originally intended to provide care for poor children—now go largely to long-term care for mainly middle-class elderly. Eric B. Schnurer, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from the phrase wel faren to fare well

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of welfare was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1883 COCA: 1933
welfare

noun¹

1good health and happiness健康;幸福ADJECTIVE | VERB + WELFARE ADJECTIVEanimal, child, community, family, human, personal動物福利;兒童幸福;社會福祉;家庭幸福;人類福祉;個人福祉people concerned about child welfare關心兒童福祉的人general, public大眾/公眾福祉VERB + WELFAREimprove, promote促進幸福The government's policies will promote the welfare of all citizens.政府的政策將會促進全體公民的幸福。
welfare

noun²

2money, etc. from the government政府福利ADJECTIVE | VERB + WELFARE | WELFARE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEstate國家福利social社會福利VERB + WELFAREcollect, receive (both NAmE) 接受/得到福利leave (NAmE) 脫離福利financial incentives to leave welfare鼓勵脫離福利的經濟激勵措施WELFARE + NOUNstate福利制度the provision of services such as health through the welfare state福利制度下提供的醫療之類的服務agency, authorities, department, office, programme/program, provision, services, system福利機構/當局/部門/辦公室/項目/提供/事業/體系rolls (NAmE) 福利救濟人員名冊The government is trying to move more people off the welfare rolls into work.政府正在努力讓更多的靠領福利救濟生活的人去工作。officer, worker福利官員/工作者benefits, payments福利;福利金lone parents living on welfare benefits靠福利維持生計的單親check (NAmE) 福利支票The welfare check never went far enough.福利支票從來支撑不了多久。budget, costs, spending福利預算/成本/支出cuts福利削減policy, reform福利政策/改革recipient領福利金者mother (NAmE) 領福利金的母親fraud救濟金詐騙The new government promised to clamp down on welfare fraud.新政府許諾要嚴厲打擊詐騙福利金的人。dependency對福利金的依賴PREPOSITIONon welfare (especially NAmE) 依靠福利the number of families on welfare領福利金的家庭的數量

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