assistance
[uh-sis-tuh ns]
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noun
the act of assisting; help; aid; support.
Origin of assistance
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Related Words for assistances
help, service, backing, support, benefit, compensation, relief, cooperation, aid, comfort, collaboration, assist, reinforcement, hand, lift, furtherance, abetment, sustenance, boost, facilitationExamples from the Web for assistances
Historical Examples of assistances
He received two millions in cash from the King, and other assistances.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, CompleteDuc de Saint-Simon
But all these things are only desirable embellishments and assistances.
Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860George Saintsbury
And when they returned again out of Egypt, his assistances were no way inferior to the good offices he had formerly done them.
The Antiquities of the JewsFlavius Josephus
But the non-smoker is not in need of252 these assistances: it is only the smoker who requires to smoke for these purposes.
Woman and WomanhoodC. W. Saleeby
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