Assistance

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Aid; help; the act or result of assisting. uncountable, usually

    "The volunteers offered assistance to the flood victims."

  2. 2
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose wordnet
  3. 3
    a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do wordnet
  4. 4
    gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause wordnet

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aidadvantageaidalimonyallotmentallowance

Example

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"Without your assistance I would have failed."

Etymology

From Middle English assistance, from Middle French assistance, from Medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistō (“I stand at”). By surface analysis, assist + -ance.

Related phrases

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