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welfare-to-work

welfare-to-work noun: a social program designed to wean those receiving government benefits back into employment.

Noun

welfare-to-work (uncountable)

  1. (US) A social program designed to wean those receiving government benefits back into employment.

Questions about welfare-to-work

What does welfare-to-work mean?
Welfare-to-work means a social program designed to wean those receiving government benefits back into employment.
What part of speech is welfare-to-work?
Welfare-to-work is a noun.

Words near welfare-to-work in the dictionary

  1. welfare staters
  2. welfare states
  3. welfare statism
  4. welfare trap
  5. welfare traps
  6. welfare-to-work
  7. welfared
  8. welfares
  9. welfariat
  10. welfaring
  11. welfarism

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