welfare : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: welfare	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for welfare
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
welfare n governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need; "she lives on welfare" Synonym(s): social welfare, welfare, public assistance something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all" Synonym(s): benefit, welfare a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" Synonym(s): wellbeing, well-being, welfare, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia Antonym(s): ill-being
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Welfare \Wel"fare`\, n. [Well + fare to go, to proceed, to happen.] Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; happiness. How to study for the people's welfare. --Shak. In whose deep eyes Men read the welfare of the times to come. --Emerson.