WORKFARE


Meaning of WORKFARE in English

/ ˈwɜːkfeə(r); NAmE ˈwɜːrkfer/ noun

[ U ] a system in which unemployed people have to work in order to get money for food, rent, etc. from the government

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WORD ORIGIN

1960s: from work + a shortened form of welfare .

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