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welfare vs social insurance

social insurance vs welfare

welfare and social insurance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
welfare Yes No No No
social insurance Yes No No No
As nouns, social insurance is a hyponym of welfare; that is, social insurance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than welfare:
  • welfare: governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
  • social insurance: government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue
Other hyponyms of welfare include relief, dole, pogey, pogy.
welfare (noun) social insurance (noun)
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue
something that aids or promotes well-being
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
Difference between welfare and social insurance

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