workfare

[ wuhrk-fair ]

/ ˈwʌrkˌfɛər /

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noun

a governmental plan under which welfare recipients are required to accept public-service jobs or to participate in job training.

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Origin of workfare

First recorded in 1965–70; work + (wel)fare

Words nearby workfare

worker-priest, workers' compensation insurance, workers' cooperative, work ethic, Work expands to fill the time available for its completion, workfare, work farm, workflow, workfolk, workforce, work function

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How to use workfare in a sentence

The Third New Deal in 1938 produced a massive return to workfare programs, which resumed economic progress.
Why The Right Should Leave FDR Alone|Conrad Black|October 22, 2008|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for workfare

workfare

/ (ˈwɜːkˌfɛə) /

noun

a scheme under which the government of a country requires unemployed people to do community work or undergo job training in return for social-security payments

Word Origin for workfare

C20: from work + (wel) fare

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