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Meaning of welfare | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard

ˈwɛlˌfɛə

Definitions

Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
uncountable, usually
Shortened form of "welfare spending", "welfare payments", or "welfare assistance".
US, informal, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الرفاهية خير رفاه رفاهة سلامة مصلحة

Беларуская шчасце

Català benestar

Čeština bláha blaho blahobyt

Dansk lykke velfærd

Deutsch Fürsorge Wohlergehen Wohlfahrt

Ελληνικά ευημερία

Esperanto bonfarto bonstato

Español bienestar

فارسی رفاه

Suomi hyvinvointi sosiaaliavustus

Français bien-être

Galego benestar

עברית רווחה רוחה שלום

हिन्दी कल्याण कौशल ख़ैर ख़ैरियत भला भलाई हित

Magyar jólét

Bahasa Indonesia kesejahteraan

Italiano welfare

日本語幸せ幸福福利福祉

한국어 복리 복지 행복

Kurdî refah

Latviešu labklājība

Македонски благосостојба

മലയാളം ക്ഷേമം

Bahasa Melayu کباجيقن

Nederlands welzijn

Polski dobrobyt socjal zasiłek

Português bem-estar welfare

Русский благополучие благосостояние счастье

Slovenčina Blaho

Svenska soc socialbidrag väl och ve välfärd

ไทย สวัสดิภาพ

Tagalog kagalingan

Türkçe gönenç refah

Українська благополуччя добро́бут ща́стя

Tiếng Việt an sinh an sinh xã hội phúc lợi

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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