public assistance

[ puhb-likuh-sis-tuhns ]
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noun
  1. government aid to poor, disabled, or aged people or to dependent children, as financial assistance or food stamps.

Origin of public assistance

1
First recorded in 1900–05

Other words from public assistance

  • pub·lic-as·sis·tance, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for public assistance

public assistance

noun
  1. US payment given to individuals by government agencies on the basis of need

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