welfare check
noun[C]
uk/ˈwel.feə ˌtʃek/us/ˈwel.fer ˌtʃek/welfare checknoun[C](PAYMENT)
US(UK & Australian English & Canadian Englishwelfare cheque)
apaymentmade by thegovernmentor anorganizationto apersonwhoneedshelpbecause they do not have enoughmoney:
社会福利支票（政府或组织向需要经济援助的人支付的款项）The $300welfarecheckshe gets in themaileachmonthhelpsherraiseherbabydaughter.她每月收到300美元的社会福利支票来帮助她抚养年幼的女儿。
He couldn'tfindajob, taking awelfarecheckeverymonth.他找不到工作，每个月都会收到社会福利支票。
- Together weendedtheoldwelfaresystem. And we're nowreplacingwelfarecheckswithpaychecks.
- Anineffectivejobguaranteethatamountsto awelfarecheckplusonerousworkrequirementswould bebadpolicy.
- Today, about 24,000poorLouisianafamiliesgetwelfarechecks- down fromnearly73,000 in 1996.
- Thefamily, whichrefusedto takefoodstampsandwelfarechecks,livedondonations.
- SheleftHalifax for Toronto, where she issleepingon a friend'sflooruntil she gets her firstwelfarecheque.
Social security & state benefits
- AFDC
- anti-welfare
- basic income
- be on reliefidiom
- benefit
- EBT
- family allowance
- family credit
- giro
- housing benefit
- income support
- relief
- sickness benefit
- sign(something)off
- social security
- social welfare
- unemployment
- unemployment benefit
- welfare
- welfare state
welfare checknoun[C](VISIT)
mainlyUS
avisitmade by apoliceofficeror otherofficialpersonto someone'shomeinordertocheckthat they aresafeand well and do not have anyproblems:
（由警察或其他官方职员到家检查家中人员是否安全或出现问题）安危检查Newspapersreportedthatpolicewereconductingawelfarecheckonthesingerwhen theyfoundhisbody.报纸报道，警方在对这位歌手进行安危检查时发现了他的尸体。
- Lawenforcementauthoritiessaid theyreceivedacallat 1:19 a.m.Sundayfrom a manaskingfor awelfarecheckon his twochildren, a 7-year-oldboyand 3-year-oldgirl.
- Whenever thepolicecontactedthe women for awelfarecheck, theyconsistentlysaid that they werehappyand werelivingwith the man oftheirownfreewill.
- We have beenevacuatingpeoplewhowantedto get out,protectingpropertiesfromfurtherfloodingandcarryingoutwelfarechecksfor those whochosetoremainbehind.
- You canseethat thehomesarecompletelysubmergedinwater. What thiscrewis doing isknockingondoors, doingwelfarechecksand makingsurepeopleare OK.
- Whileofficerswereconductingawelfarecheckon thechildrenbefore the mother'sarrest, the family'sdogsattackedaneighbor.
Medical treatment: treating & caring for people
- aggressively
- bed blocker
- bed-blocking
- birth tourism
- bring
- clinic
- logroll
- logrolling
- look aftersomeone/something
- medical tourism
- minister
- nurse
- patch
- rehospitalize
- respite care
- self-care
- setsomethingup
- soother
- tend
- treat
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