be on relief
US informalDefinition
› to be receiving money from the government because you are poorSocial security and state benefitsPoverty and poor
(Definition of be on relief from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- AFDC
- benefit noun (MONEY FROM GOVERNMENT)
- child benefit noun
- claim verb (DEMAND)
- claimant noun
- dole noun
- family allowance noun
- family credit noun
- giro noun
- housing benefit noun
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- sickness benefit noun
- sign off phrasal verb (FINANCIAL SUPPORT)
- social security noun
- unemployment benefit noun
- unemployment noun
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