Definitions for assistance
əˈsɪs tənsas·sis·tance

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. aid, assist, assistance, helpnoun

   the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

   "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"

2. aid, assistance, helpnoun

   a resource

   "visual aids in teaching"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. assistancenoun

   Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.

   Etymology: assistance, from assistentia, from assisto.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Assistancenoun

   the act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support

   Etymology: [Cf. F. assistance.]

2. Assistancenoun

   an assistant or helper; a body of helpers

   Etymology: [Cf. F. assistance.]

3. Assistancenoun

   persons present

   Etymology: [Cf. F. assistance.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. assistance

   Aid or help: strongly enjoined to be given whenever a signal is made requiring it.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assistance' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2346

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assistance' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3866

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assistance' in Nouns Frequency: #1049

How to pronounce assistance?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say assistance in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of assistance in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of assistance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of assistance in a Sentence

1. Imogen Wall:

   People affected by disasters need information just like disaster responders do - because it is what they need to make good decisions, protect themselves and their family and source the assistance they need.

2. Widney Brown:

   The bombings, the lack of humanitarian aid and the failure of the United Nations to deliver any kind of assistance means the death toll may soon be catastrophic.

3. Christine Petre:

   International Organization for Migration is providing humanitarian direct assistance at the disembarkation point, including water and food.

4. Robert Palladino:

   We're carrying out the president's direction to end foreign assistance programs with the Northern Triangle.

5. Andrew Young:

   There's new tools that are available for us to grow our deep security relationship, the Andrew Young assistance has been growing in response to the rise in security challenges here.

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