work ‧ fare /ˈwɜːkfeə $ ˈwɜːrkfer/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: work + -fare (as in welfare ) ]
a system in which unemployed people have to work before they are given money for food, rent etc by the government
work ‧ fare /ˈwɜːkfeə $ ˈwɜːrkfer/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: work + -fare (as in welfare ) ]
a system in which unemployed people have to work before they are given money for food, rent etc by the government
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012