assistance
Noun
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is a type of: activity - any specific behaviorsubtypes:
- self-help - the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else
- facilitation - act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
- hand, helping hand - physical assistance
- recourse, refuge, resort - act of turning to for assistance
- thanks - with the help of or owing to
- ministration, relief, succor, succour - assistance in time of difficulty
- lift - the act of giving temporary assistance
- service - an act of help or assistance
- accommodation - the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
- boost, encouragement - the act of giving hope or support to someone
- comfort - assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal
- support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of
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is a type of: resource - a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
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is a type of: gift - something acquired without compensationsubtypes:
- public assistance, social welfare, welfare - governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
- philanthropic gift, philanthropy - voluntary promotion of human welfare
- scholarship - financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
- fellowship - money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research
- foreign aid - aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another
- grant - any monetary aid
- grant-in-aid - a grant to a person or school for some educational project
- traineeship - financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job
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