Definition of assistence
1. assistance [ n ] the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
Examples: : "he gave me an assist with the housework"
"could not walk without assistance"
"rescue party went to their aid"
"offered his help in unloading"
(The Atlanta Constitution...)
`` This is one of the major items in the Fulton_County general assistance program '' , the jury said , but the State_Welfare_Department `` has seen_fit to distribute these funds through the welfare departments of all the counties in the state with the exception of Fulton_County , which receives none of_this money .
(The Dallas Morning News,...)
The House passed finally , and sent to the Senate , a bill extending the State_Health_Department 's authority to give planning assistance to cities .
(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)
Production assistance often takes the form of locating tools or materials which are urgently needed .
The property sales assistance program is designed to assist small business_concerns that may wish to buy property offered for sale by the Federal_Government .
These services include procurement and technical assistance and notice of surplus sales and invitations to bid on Government contracts for products and services within the registrants ' field_of_operations .
Synonyms assistance help aid assist helping Related Terms activity service support relief boost recourse thanks self-help hand lift financial_aid accommodation facilitation help help help serve2. assistance [ n ] a resource
Examples: : "visual aids in teaching"
"economic assistance to depressed areas"
(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)
They supplemented their income by small government assistance , by tutoring and economizing wherever they could .
(Committee for Economic Development, Distressed...)
Federal assistance is limited to half of the total expenditure , and the state or local districts must pay at_least half .
(Morley Callaghan, A Passion in Rome....)
The Holy_Father would die soon , she said to Carla , so she could translate for Sam , although he had a brilliant doctor , a man who did not need the assistance of those doctors offered by the great rulers of the world .
Synonyms aid assistance help Related Terms resource help help helpSimilar Spelling
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