Welfare — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

something that aids or promotes well-being

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɛlfɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɛlfeə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɛlfeə/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɛlfɛɹ/.

Examples

she lives on welfare
for the benefit of all
the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

upbeat eudaemonia wellbeing benefit eudaimonia social welfare well-being public assistance

Antonyms

ill-being

Parts of Speech

noun	governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need “she lives on welfare”
noun	something that aids or promotes well-being “for the benefit of all”
noun	a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous “the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles”

Word Forms

beneficial	adjective	promoting or enhancing well-being
benefit	verb	be beneficial for

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wohlfahrt

staatliche Bereitstellung wirtschaftlicher Hilfe für bedürftige Personen

🇫🇷French

bien-être

fourniture gouvernementale d'une aide économique aux personnes dans le besoin

🇪🇸Spanish

bienestar

provisión gubernamental de asistencia económica a personas necesitadas

🇮🇹Italian

benessere

fornitura governativa di assistenza economica alle persone bisognose

🇳🇱Dutch

welzijn

overheidsverstrekking van economische hulp aan mensen in nood

🇵🇹Portuguese

bem-estar

prestação governamental de assistência económica a pessoas necessitadas

🇷🇺Russian

благосостояние

государственное предоставление экономической помощи нуждающимся

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कल्याण

जरूरतमंद व्यक्तियों को आर्थिक सहायता का सरकारी प्रावधान

🇧🇩Bengali

কল্যাণ

অভাবগ্রস্ত ব্যক্তিদের অর্থনৈতিক সহায়তার সরকারি বিধান

🇮🇳Tamil

நலன்

தேவைப்படும் நபர்களுக்கு பொருளாதார உதவியை அரசு வழங்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంక్షేమం

అవసరమైన వ్యక్తులకు ఆర్థిక సహాయం ప్రభుత్వ ఏర్పాటు

🇮🇳Marathi

कल्याण

गरजू व्यक्तींना आर्थिक मदतीची सरकारी तरतूद

🇮🇳Gujarati

કલ્યાણ

જરૂરિયાતમંદ લોકોને આર્થિક સહાયની સરકારી જોગવાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ

ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸಹಾಯದ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ನಿಬಂಧನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷേമം

ആവശ്യമുള്ള ആളുകൾക്ക് സർക്കാർ സാമ്പത്തിക സഹായം നൽകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਲਾਈ

ਲੋੜਵੰਦ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਰਥਿਕ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਦਾ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ

🇵🇰Urdu

فلاح و بہبود

ضرورت مند افراد کو معاشی امداد کی حکومتی فراہمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

福利

政府向有需要的人提供经济援助

🇯🇵Japanese

福祉

困っている人への政府による経済援助の提供

🇰🇷Korean

복지

도움이 필요한 사람들에게 정부의 경제적 지원 제공

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phúc lợi

chính phủ cung cấp hỗ trợ kinh tế cho những người có nhu cầu

🇹🇭Thai

สวัสดิการ

การให้ความช่วยเหลือทางเศรษฐกิจของรัฐบาลแก่ผู้ที่ต้องการความช่วยเหลือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesejahteraan

penyediaan bantuan ekonomi oleh pemerintah kepada orang-orang yang membutuhkan

🇵🇭Filipino

kapakanan

pagbibigay ng pamahalaan ng tulong pang-ekonomiya sa mga taong nangangailangan

🇲🇾Malay

kebajikan

pemberian bantuan ekonomi kerajaan kepada orang yang memerlukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رعاية

توفير الحكومة للمساعدة الاقتصادية للأشخاص المحتاجين

🇮🇷Persian

رفاه

کمک های اقتصادی دولت به افراد نیازمند

🇹🇷Turkish

refah

ihtiyaç sahibi kişilere devletin ekonomik yardım sağlaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַעַד

מתן סיוע ממשלתי לאנשים נזקקים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'welfare'?

The primary meaning of 'welfare' is 'governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need'.

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Using 'welfare' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'welfare' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'welfare' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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