welfare

English

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Etymology

From Middle English welfare, probably from the Old English phrase wel faran (“to fare well, get along successfully, prosper”) (cognate with Middle Low German wolvare (“welfare”), Old Norse velferð, Swedish välfärd and Dutch welvaart.) Equivalent to well +‎ fare.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

welfare (countable and uncountable; plural welfares)

1. (uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
2. (uncountable, chiefly US) Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (abbreviated form of Welfare assistance).

Synonyms

• income support, public assistance, social security

Antonyms

• illfare
• wofare

Translations

health, safety, well-being, happiness and prosperity

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 福利 (cmn) (fúlì), 幸福 (cmn) (xìngfú), 康樂 (cmn), 康乐 (cmn) (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)
• Turkish: refah (tr)

aid, provided by a government, etc.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 福利 (cmn) (fúlì), 社會福利 (cmn), 社会福利 (cmn) (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

See also

• hellfare
• workfare

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Italian

Noun

welfare m (invariable)

1. welfare state