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Definition of "assistance" []

  • The act of assisting. (noun)
  • Aid; help: financial assistance. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "assistance" in a sentence
  • " Financial assistance - offshore companies are usually not prohibited from providing \ "financial assistance\" for the acquisition of their own shares, which avoids the needs for \ "whitewash\" procedure in certain financial transactions."
  • "Financial assistance - offshore companies are usually not prohibited from providing \ "financial assistance\" for the acquisition of their own shares, which avoids the needs for \ "whitewash\" procedure in certain financial transactions."
  • "In Austria, for example, a family that wants to build a Passive House can get €35,000 in assistance from the Austrian government."