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Welfare vs Perks - What's the difference?

welfare | perks |

As nouns the difference between welfare and perks

is that welfare is health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect while perks is plural of lang=en.

As a verb perks is

third-person singular of perk.

welfare

English

Noun

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

    * * ----

    perks

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (perk)