public assistance
Payment made to disadvantaged persons by government in order to alleviate the burdens…Payment made to disadvantaged persons by government in order to alleviate the burdens of poverty, unemployment, disability, old age, etc.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Payment made to disadvantaged persons by government in order to alleviate the burdens of poverty, unemployment, disability, old age, etc.
(uncountable)Government subsidy.
More definitions
- governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need:social welfarewelfare
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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