public welfare
121public charity — Any real charity, the word charity implying public interest or welfare. 15 Am J2d Char § 6. A charity for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons. 51 Am J1st Tax § 601 …
122public good — noun a) The general welfare of the people; the best interests of the community. b) a good that is non rivalrous and non excludable …
123welfare Cadillac — noun The case of a person or group receiving public benefits, although the benefits are not actually needed by the recipient or are obtained by fraud …
124public assistance — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Assistance, especially money, food, and other necessities, given to the needy or dispossessed: aid, dole, handout, relief, welfare. See HELP …
125welfare goods — See public good …
126welfare — n 1. well being, prosperity, happiness, felicity, health, good health, soundness, heartiness, vigor, Archaic. weal; well, success, fortune, good fortune, luck, good luck; prosperousness, affluence, wealth; comfort, contentment, satisfaction, ease …
127welfare work — wel′fare work n. gov the efforts or programs of a community or a public or private agency to improve the living conditions of needy persons • Etymology: 1905–10 wel′fare work er, n …
128public aid — See farm aid; railroad aid; welfare …
