welfare

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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.”

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