English Explanatory Dictionary

public assistance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Payment made to disadvantaged persons by government in order to alleviate the burdens of poverty, unemployment, disability, old age, etc.
  2. Government subsidy.

Word forms

public assistance
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