welfare
US /ˈwɛlˌfɛr/
noun Target · B2 Nhân sự
Definition
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The company cares about the welfare of all its employees.
Synonyms
- well-beinga contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
- benefitfinancial assistance in time of need
- prosperityan economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
Collocations
- Easy animal welfare organizationdescribing animal welfare organization (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
- Medium employee welfare committeedescribing employee welfare committee (a worker who is hired to perform a job)
- Hard state welfare expenditure reformsto state welfare expenditure reforms, meaning to express in words
- Very Hard masquerade predatory exploitation as public welfareto masquerade predatory exploitation as public welfare, meaning to take part in a masquerade
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