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WELFARE

\wˈɛlfe͡ə], \wˈɛlfe‍ə], \w_ˈɛ_l_f_eə]\

Definitions of WELFARE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Condition of health; prosperity; happiness.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

State of faring or doing well: freedom from any calamity, etc.: enjoyment of health, etc.: prosperity.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Enjoyment of health, prosperity, &c.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The state of faring well; prosperity.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Exemption from misfortune, sickness, calamity, or evil; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; prosperity; wellbeing: applied to states, the ordinary blessings of society and civil government.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

State of doing well; prosperity; wellbeing.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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