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workfare

workfare noun: a form of welfare in which people are required to work as a condition of receiving aid.

Noun

workfare (uncountable)

  1. (US) A form of welfare in which people are required to work as a condition of receiving aid

Origin of workfare

Blend of work + welfare.

Words formed from workfare

Questions about workfare

What does workfare mean?
Workfare means a form of welfare in which people are required to work as a condition of receiving aid.
What part of speech is workfare?
Workfare is a noun.

Words near workfare in the dictionary

  1. worketh
  2. workface
  3. workfaces
  4. workfarce
  5. workfarces
  6. workfare
  7. workfarer
  8. workfarers
  9. workfellow
  10. workfellows
  11. workflow

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