Welfare - Definition
welfare
n 1: governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in
need; "she lives on welfare" [syn: social welfare,
welfare, public assistance]
2: something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit
of all" [syn: benefit, welfare]
3: a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous;
"the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent
troubles" [syn: wellbeing, well-being, welfare,
upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia] [ant: ill-being]