assistance

[ uh-sis-tuhns ]

/ əˈsɪs təns /

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noun

the act of assisting; help; aid; support.

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Origin of assistance

1375–1425; late Middle English assistence<Medieval Latin assistentia.See assist, -ence, -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM assistance

re·as·sist·ance, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH assistance

assistance , assistants

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How to use assistance in a sentence

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 Jews|Flavius Josephus
Next to the consideration of our inward domestick strength, what foreign assistances have we to justify this measure?
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 11.|Samuel Johnson
He was one of the chief assistances of that secret government whom Napoleon's luck send behind the scenes in 1793.
An Old Maid|Honore de Balzac
But all these things are only desirable embellishments and assistances.
Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860|George Saintsbury

Few more useful assistances were rendered to our purpose, and certainly none more pleasant.
John Redmond's Last Years|Stephen Gwynn

British Dictionary definitions for assistance

assistance

/ (əˈsɪstəns) /

noun

help; support

the act of assisting

British informal See national assistance

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