welfare hotel

noun

A hotel where people receiving welfare can stay until permanent housing is found for them.

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Meanings

nounwelfare hotel (plural welfare hotels)

plural welfare hotels

  1. A hotel where people receiving welfare can stay until permanent housing is found for them.
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APA

welfare hotel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welfare%20hotel

MLA

“welfare hotel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welfare%20hotel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “welfare hotel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welfare%20hotel.

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