assistance, n.
(assistances)
freq. cnt. 31
(assistances)
freq. cnt. 31
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 58 freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1
aid assist assistance help
sample sentences
"he gave me an assist with the housework""could not walk without assistance"
"rescue party went to their aid"
"offered his help in unloading"
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
hyponym
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
aid assistance help
sample sentences
"visual aids in teaching""his job was to give technical assistance over the phone"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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hypernym
gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
aid assistance economic aid economic assistance financial aid financial assistance
sample sentences
"economic assistance to depressed areas"
semantic pointers
hyponym
welfare, social welfare, public assistance
philanthropy, philanthropic gift
scholarship
fellowship
foreign aid
grant
grant-in-aid
traineeship
hypernym