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welfare hotel
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noun
a hotel in which people receiving welfare assistance are temporarily housed until permanent quarters become available.
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Origin of
welfare hotel
First recorded in
1970–75
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
