Bye vs Welfare - What's the difference?
bye | welfare |
(sports) The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
(cricket) An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.
(obsolete) A dwelling.
(obsolete) A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.
* Fuller
(uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
* , chapter=19
, title= (uncountable, chiefly, US) Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (abbreviated form of Welfare assistance ).
As nouns the difference between bye and welfare
is that bye is the position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team while welfare is health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.As an interjection bye
is goodbye.As a preposition bye
is obsolete spelling of lang=en.bye
English
Etymology 1
Variant form of (by), from (etyl) (being near) .Noun
(en noun)- Craig's Crew plays the bye next week.
- (Gibson)
- The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the discipline of the Church of England.
Derived terms
* (cricket) leg byeEtymology 2
Shortened form of (goodbye).Derived terms
* tatty byeEtymology 3
Alternative forms.Noun
Anagrams
* 200 English basic words ----welfare
English
Noun
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare . Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.}}
