social welfare

noun

: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups

specifically : social work

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This will increase demand for critical infrastructure and public services such as education, housing, transportation, water, health care, and social welfare. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 More fiscal support is needed for housing and social welfare spending, Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a research note on Sunday. —

Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 7 Oct. 2024 The policy led to tens of thousands of baby girls and children with disabilities landing in the country’s social welfare system. —

Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024 Trump could ultimately use impoundment to cut off funding that deals with any number of other major governmental issues, including money going toward disaster relief, education, social welfare programs or public health, among numerous other recipients. —

Alison Durkee, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for social welfare

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of social welfare was in 1912

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“Social welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20welfare. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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