welfare

noun

ˈwel-ˌfer How to pronounce welfare (audio)
Definition of welfarenext
as in interest
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success the social worker was pleased at the improvement in the child's welfare

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Recent Examples of welfare Officers appeared to be carrying out a welfare check, but nobody answered the door. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Many research dogs come from commercial breeding facilities regulated under the federal Animal Welfare Act as well as state animal-welfare and licensing laws. — Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Yet another approach emerged in the 2013 reset of Universal Credit, the United Kingdom’s new welfare payment system. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Rescues and welfare checks also were happening in Fayette County. — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for welfare
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welfare
  1. interest
  2. well-being
  3. health
  4. happiness
  5. good
  6. sake
  7. weal
  8. success
Noun
  • Private equity’s growing interest in sports teams is another sign of the buying boom, said Irwin Kirshner, the head of the sports law group at the law firm Herrick Feinstein.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • At Fleet Feet’s Columbus Circle store in New York, employees have noticed increased interest in moisture-wicking and cooling apparel, as well as high-electrolyte drink mixes, capsules and chewable tablets.
    — Nadia Neophytou, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of interest
Noun
  • The benefits of bioconvergence—the synergy of advances in AI, biotechnology, and bioengineering—matter too much to each country’s economic and societal well-being.
    — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Swimming also reduces stress as rhythmic breathing and movement trigger the release of brain chemicals such as endorphins and dopamine, which produce a sense of euphoria and well-being.
    — Michael McColly, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of well-being
Noun
  • Most of the gains occurred during the initial stages of the health emergency when student loan payments were paused.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Thomas Babor, a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine who studies alcohol addiction, told Time that lighter, more health-conscious drinkers appear to be the ones scaling back.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of health
Noun
  • Gunter, a 14-year client, expresses his happiness at seeing the store reopen after its move from Northlake Mall.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But the happiness Derrick Moore brought to others persists inside that home.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of happiness
Noun
  • What started as a 10% minimum duty on Chinese goods skyrocketed to well over 100%.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That tariff rate was later reduced to 15% when the two sides agreed on a trade deal, but uncertainty remains about the stability of that agreement and how imports of certain European goods, such as steel, will be taxed by Washington.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of good
Noun
  • These examples shift attention away from technology for its own sake and toward the problems technology can help solve.
    — Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The pursuit of fame for fame’s sake has become an almost banal pursuit in the attention economy.
    — Julianna Pillemer, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of sake
Noun
  • But as Telemundo’s Andres Cantor notes, there is little reason to believe Messi’s aversion is anything other than a genuine personality quirk, and one that likely blunts his own total earnings and weal.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2026
  • Today’s Rwanda is based on the deceptively simple premise that common work makes common weal.
    — Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
Definition of weal
Noun
  • And for all the Padres’ successes under private equity wizard Peter Seidler, his biggest bet went bust, the ‘23 Padres missing the playoffs despite his approving MLB’s third-highest payroll.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The victory snapped a streak that had beguiled the second-year franchise even in the midst of an unprecedented level of success for an expansion team in the WNBA.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of success

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