welfare synonyms

welfare

n.

  1. Personal condition

    health, happiness, well-being, benefit, profit, prosperity, good, good fortune, progress, state of being.

  2. Social service

    social work, public assistance, public works, social aid, unemployment benefits, child welfare, federal aid, poverty program, social insurance, Social Security, health service, the dole; see also aid 1, insurance.

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