welfare
Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
Noun 2 meanings
Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
Shortened form of "welfare spending", "welfare payments", or "welfare assistance".
Verb 1 meaning
To provide with welfare or aid.
“welfaring the poor”
Etymology
From Middle English welefare, probably from the Old English phrase wel faran (“to fare well, get along successfully, prosper”) (cognate with Middle Dutch welvare (“welfare”), Middle Low German wolvare (“welfare”), Middle High German wolvar, wolfar (“welfare”)). Equivalent to well + fare.
WELFARE at a glance
WELFARE has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (W 4 + E 1 + L 1 + F 4 + A 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,390 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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