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Goodbye vs Welfare - What's the difference?

goodbye | welfare |

As nouns the difference between goodbye and welfare

is that goodbye is an utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone while welfare is health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.

As an interjection goodbye

is farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

goodbye

English

Alternative forms

* good-by * good-bye * good bye

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • ; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
  • Synonyms

    * (informal) catch you later, bye, bye-bye, ciao, see you, so long, ta ta, toodeloo, TTFN, ttyl * (formal) adieu, adios, farewell, sayonara * (slang) hasta la vista, , later, laters, keep it real, peace out. take it easy, toodles, peace, cya * cheerio, cheery-bye, toodle pip (dated) * good morn, good morning (during the morning ) * good afternoon, good midday (during midday ) * good day (during day ) * good eve, good evening (during the evening ) * good night (during night ) * See also

    Derived terms

    * kiss goodbye * say goodbye

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.
  • John gave Rebecca a goodbye to wish her luck on her holiday.

    welfare

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
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  • , title= 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.}}
  • (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 ).
  • Synonyms

    * income support, public assistance, social security

    Antonyms

    * evilfare * illfare * woefare * wofare

    See also

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