assistance
/ʌsˈɪstʌns/noun3 syllables
Assistance means: gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause.
Synonyms for assistance7
noun, as in gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
noun, as in the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
What does assistance mean?3
noun
gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause“economic assistance to depressed areas”
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose“he gave me an assist with the housework”
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do“visual aids in teaching”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with assistance?6
two syllables
three syllables
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Assistance in a sentence
- Arriving at the scene of the accident, doctors provide assistance to the victims.LeeSooHa
- If it were not for his assistance, we could not carry out the project.CM
- Since that time, food assistance has declined significantly.The_World_Factbook
- I don't think you're going to need my assistance anymore.CK
- I don't think that you're going to need my assistance anymore.CK
- Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated.Hybrid
- These billionaires became billionaires by exploiting people and nations with the assistance of politicians.maaster
- Your assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.Hybrid
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Forms of assistance
as a noun
- plural
- assistances