welfare

English

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Etymology

Old English wel faran "wellness" (cognate with Old Norse velferð, Swedish välfärd and Dutch welvaart.)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈwɛlˌfɛə/, SAMPA: /"wEl%fE@/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈwɛlˌfɛɚ/, SAMPA: /"wEl%fE@`/

Noun

welfare (countable and uncountable; plural welfares)

1. (uncountable) health, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect
2. (uncountable) various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it

Antonyms

• wofare

Translations

health, happiness and prosperity

Chinese: Mandarin: 福利 (zh) (fúlì), 幸福 (zh) (xìngfú), 康樂 (zh), 康乐 (zh) (kānglè) Czech: blaho (cs) n. Danish: lykke (da) c., velfærd (da) c. Esperanto: bonstato (eo) Finnish: hyvinvointi (fi) French: bien-être (fr) m.

German: Wohlergehen (de) n., Wohlfahrt (de) f. Japanese: 幸せ (ja) (しあわせ, shiawase), 幸福 (ja) (こうふく, kōfuku) Macedonian: благосостојба (mk) (blagosóstojba) f. Portuguese: bem-estar (pt) m. Russian: благосостояние (ru) (blagosostojánije) n., благополучие (ru) (blagopolúčije) n. Telugu: సంక్షేమము (te) (samkshemamu)

aid, provided by a government, etc.

Chinese: Mandarin: 福利 (zh) (fúlì), 社會福利 (zh), 社会福利 (zh) (shèhuì fúlì) Danish: forsorg c. Finnish: sosiaaliavustus, sosiaalituki French: aide sociale (fr) f. German: Sozialhilfe (de) f., Wohlfahrt (de) f.

Japanese: 福祉 (ja) (ふくし, fukushi) Korean: 복지 (ko) (bokji) 福祉 (ko)) Macedonian: социјална помош (mk) (socijálna pómoš) f. Portuguese: segurança social (pt) f. Russian: социальная помощь (ru) (sociál'naja pómošč') f.

External links

• welfare in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• welfare in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• welfare at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Italian

Noun

welfare m. inv.

1. welfare state