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corporate welfare

corporate welfare noun: subsidies and other favorable treatment given to corporations by the government.

Noun

corporate welfare (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) Subsidies and other favorable treatment given to corporations by the government.

Origin of corporate welfare

Reportedly coined in 1956 by Ralph Nader, in allusion to social welfare programs.

Questions about corporate welfare

What does corporate welfare mean?
Corporate welfare means subsidies and other favorable treatment given to corporations by the government.
What part of speech is corporate welfare?
Corporate welfare is a noun.

Words near corporate welfare in the dictionary

  1. corporate taxes
  2. corporate universities
  3. corporate university
  4. corporate veil
  5. corporate veils
  6. corporate welfare
  7. corporate welfare bum
  8. corporate welfare bums
  9. corporate-speak
  10. corporated
  11. corporately

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