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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

visite de contrôle de bien-être

Pronunciation / Transliteration: vizit də kɔ̃tʁol də bjɛn-ɛtʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Welfare-check/ˈwel.fɛər tʃek/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La police a effectué une visite de contrôle de bien-être chez lui."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    An investigation or visit conducted by law enforcement or social services to determine the safety, health, and living conditions of a person who may be at risk or unable to care for themselves.

    "The police performed a welfare-check on the elderly resident after neighbors reported not seeing him for several days."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'welfare' (originating from Middle English meaning 'well-being or happiness', from 'wel' + 'faren') and 'check' (derived from the Old French 'eschequier', later denoting an inspection or verification). First emerging in North American English law enforcement and social work terminology in the late 20th century, the compound specifically denotes a visit by authorities to ascertain the safety and health of an individual.

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