assistance (n.)the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose;
could not walk without assistance
assistance (n.)a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do;
his job was to give technical assistance over the phone
assistance (n.)gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause;
economic assistance to depressed areas
Synonyms: aid /
economic aid /
financial aid /
financial assistance /
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