Tra từ welfare - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

wel·fare AW BrE [ˈwelfeə(r)] NAmE [ˈwelfer] noun uncountable
1. the general health, happiness and safety of a person, an animal or a group
Syn: ↑well-being
•We are concerned about the child's welfare.
2. practical or financial help that is provided, often by the government, for people or animals that need it
•The state is still the main provider of welfare.
•child welfare
•a social welfare programme
•welfare provision/services/work
3. (especially NAmE) (BrE also ˌsocial seˈcurity)money that the government pays regularly to people who are poor, unemployed, sick, etc
•They would rather work than live on welfare.
See also: ↑social security

Word Origin:
[welfare] Middle English: from the adverb ↑well + the verb ↑fare.

Collocations:
Unemployment
Losing your job
lose your job
(BrE) become/be made redundant
be offered/take voluntary redundancy/early retirement
face/be threatened with dismissal/(BrE) the sack/(BrE) compulsory redundancy
dismiss/fire/ (especially BrE) sack an employee/a worker/a manager
lay off staff/workers/employees
(AustralE, NZE, SAfrE) retrench workers
cut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce
(BrE) make staff/workers/employees redundant
Being unemployed
be unemployed/out of work/out of a job
seek/look for work/employment
be on/collect/draw/get/receive (both BrE) unemployment benefit/jobseeker's allowance
be/go/live/sign (BrE, informal) on the dole
claim/draw/get (BrE, informal) the dole
be on/qualify for (NAmE) unemployment (compensation)
be/go/live/depend (NAmE) on welfare
collect/receive (NAmE) welfare
combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment

Example Bank:
•The government's policies will promote the welfare of all citizens.
•The new government promised to clamp down on welfare fraud.
•The welfare check never went far enough.
•financial incentives to leave welfare
•lone parents living on welfare benefits
•people concerned about child welfare
•the number of families on welfare
•the provision of services such as health through the welfare state
•Animal welfare groups want this practice banned altogether.
•There must be adequate welfare provision for people with disabilities.
•They would rather work than live on welfare.
•We are concerned about the child's welfare.