out-relief

[ out-ri-leef ]

/ ˈaʊt rɪˌlif /

noun British.

public relief administered to people residing in a poorhouse or similar institution.

Nearby words

out-of-sync, out-of-the-way, out-of-town, out-of-towner, out-process, out-relief, out-take, out-there, out-tray, outact, outage

Origin of out-relief

First recorded in 1890–95

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Examples from the Web for out-relief

Failing that, out-relief has a tendency to perpetuate sweating.
From Workhouse to Westminster|George Haw
When the Board are disposing of the out-relief cases, it is by this knowledge the Board are guided.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846|Various
The Guardians wouldn't give me the little bit of out-relief I asked for—four shillings would have done us nicely.
Workhouse Characters|Margaret Wynne Nevinson
Observe, in connection with this three months' audit, that not a penny was surcharged in respect to the out-relief grants.
From Workhouse to Westminster|George Haw

I will write to the Guardians to ask if they will allow you out-relief, but I fear they will say you are too destitute!'
Workhouse Characters|Margaret Wynne Nevinson

British Dictionary definitions for out-relief

out-relief

noun

English history money given to poor people not living in a workhouseAlso called: outdoor relief

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out-relief

noun British.

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out-relief

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