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out-relief

out-relief noun: cash or other aid given to the poor without their having to stay in the poorhouse.

Noun

out-relief (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Cash or other aid given to the poor without their having to stay in the poorhouse.

Forms of out-relief

alternative formoutrelief

Questions about out-relief

What does out-relief mean?
Out-relief means cash or other aid given to the poor without their having to stay in the poorhouse.
What part of speech is out-relief?
Out-relief is a noun.

Words near out-relief in the dictionary

  1. out-processing
  2. out-qualified
  3. out-qualifies
  4. out-qualify
  5. out-qualifying
  6. out-relief
  7. out-rigger
  8. out-riggers
  9. out-run
  10. out-runs
  11. out-shoot

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