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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 organization
    describing animal welfare organization (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  • Medium employee welfare committee
    describing employee welfare committee (a worker who is hired to perform a job)
  • Hard state welfare expenditure reforms
    to state welfare expenditure reforms, meaning to express in words
  • Very Hard masquerade predatory exploitation as public welfare
    to masquerade predatory exploitation as public welfare, meaning to take part in a masquerade

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