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, German Wohlfahrt and Dutch welvaart.) Equivalent to well + fare.
Pronunciation
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Noun
welfare (usually uncountable, plural welfares)
- (uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 19, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
- Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.
- (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).
- (chiefly US) Such payment.
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Derived terms
Translations
health, safety, well-being, happiness and prosperity
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aid, provided by a government, etc.
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Verb
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- (transitive) To provide with welfare or aid.
- welfaring the poor
See also
Further reading
- “welfare”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- "welfare" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 332.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Noun
welfare m (uncountable)
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