welfare

Definitions

The health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group.

Statutory procedure or social effort designed to promote the basic physical and material well-being of people in need.

Financial support given to people in need by the government.

Examples

The government provides various programs to ensure the welfare of its citizens.

Many people rely on state welfare to help them through periods of unemployment.

Synonyms

well-being prosperity happiness benefit comfort security success

Antonyms

misery adversity suffering hardship distress deprivation neglect