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assistance

[ uh-sis-tuhns ]

noun

  1. the act of assisting; help; aid; support.


assistance

/ əˈɪəԲ /

noun

  1. help; support
  2. the act of assisting
  3. informal.
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • a·aԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of assistance1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English assistence, from Medieval Latin assistentia; assist + -ance
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"We would like to thank the members of the public who provided assistance in the immediate aftermath of the collision and the police officers and paramedics for all of their efforts at the scene."

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He praised what he described as the "heroism" of North Korean troops who had "provided significant assistance in defeating the group of Ukrainian armed forces".

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Q: And you use the penalty money to fund the grocery assistance and child savings accounts.

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On the first day of his presidency, Trump signed an executive order establishing a 90-day, program-by-program review of foreign assistance programs to determine which would continue, bringing funding for foreign assistance to a screeching halt.

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She said the money would come from the subsidies already given to some of the country's public universities and the money allocated to the student financial assistance fund.

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