noun
: an activity designed to promote social welfare ; specifically : organized philanthropic assistance of the sick, destitute, or unfortunate (as by a hospital, church or charitable agency) : welfare work
noun
: an activity designed to promote social welfare ; specifically : organized philanthropic assistance of the sick, destitute, or unfortunate (as by a hospital, church or charitable agency) : welfare work
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012