assistance

1. The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (synset 101210099)
   "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
   is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: aid, assist, help
2. A person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do (synset 105162155)
   "visual aids in teaching"; "his job was to give technical assistance over the phone"
   is a type of: resource - a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
   same as: aid, help
3. Gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause (synset 113286803)
   "economic assistance to depressed areas"
   is a type of: gift - something acquired without compensation
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: aid, economic aid, economic assistance, financial aid, financial assistance

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