English Dictionary

welfare

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwɛlˌfɛə/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常 アメリカ英語

(uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.

日本語の意味

健康：身体の健康状態を意味します。 / 安全：危険がなく安心して生活できる状態を表します。 / 幸福：精神的な充足感や満足感がある状態です。 / 繁栄：経済的、社会的に発展し、栄える状態です。 / 福祉：社会全体の幸福や安定、支援体制の充実を表す概念です。

The company's primary concern was the welfare of its employees during the restructuring.

会社の主な関心事は、再編中の従業員の福祉でした。

意味（1）

(uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.

Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.

意味（2）

(uncountable, chiefly US) Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (often called welfare assistance in UK English).

意味（3）

(chiefly US) Such payment.

welfares （ plural ）