Social work is work which involves giving help and advice to people with serious family problems or financial problems.
social work in British English
noun
any of various social services designed to alleviate the conditions of poor and elderly people and to increase the welfare of children
Derived forms
social worker
noun
social work in American English
noun
organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community, as by seeking to improve the condition of the poorest people, to promote the welfare of children, etc
Derived forms
social worker
Word origin
[1915–20]
Examples of 'social work' in a sentence
social work
He insisted that he pursued social work not to help others but to help himself.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A national college for social work will help with this.
The Sun (2009)
Instead he focused on social work, helping with the evacuation of pregnant women and others deemed particularly vulnerable from London.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
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British English: social work NOUN
Social work is work which helps people with social problems.
social work