assistance

/əˈsɪstəns/

/əˈsɪstɪns/

Other forms: assistances

If you see a blind man having trouble crossing the street, offer him some assistance. Lending a hand is just one way of providing assistance.

Assistance is a noun that means to help or aid. It's the noun form for the verb to assist. Homes for the elderly are sometimes called "assisted living facilities" because they provide assistance to older folks who might need assistance getting in and out of bed, or feeding themselves. If you're in a store and no one is helping you, call a manager and ask for assistance. However, if you like to shop, you probably won't need any assistance spending money.

Definitions of assistance

1. noun

   the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
   “could not walk without assistance”

   synonyms: aid, assist, help

   types:

   self-help

   the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else

   facilitation

   act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something

   hand, helping hand

   physical assistance

   recourse, refuge, resort

   act of turning to for assistance

   thanks

   with the help of or owing to

   ministration, relief, succor, succour

   assistance in time of difficulty

   lift

   the act of giving temporary assistance

   service

   an act of help or assistance

   accommodation

   the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need

   boost, encouragement

   the act of giving hope or support to someone

   comfort

   assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal

   support

   aiding the cause or policy or interests of

   service

   the performance of duties by a waiter or servant

   child care, childcare

   a service involving care for other people's children

   community service

   unpaid public work performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence

   community service, public service

   a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions

   help desk, helpdesk

   a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network

   seating

   the service of ushering people to their seats

   morale booster, morale building

   anything that serves to increase morale

   comfort, consolation, solace

   the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

   adherence, adhesion, attachment

   faithful support for a cause or political party or religion

   advocacy, protagonism

   active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

   sponsorship

   the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially)

   endorsement, indorsement

   the act of endorsing

   approval, approving, blessing

   the formal act of approving

   reassurance

   the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence

   mercy

   alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed

   type of:

   activity

   any specific behavior
2. noun

   a resource
   synonyms: aid, help

   type of:

   resource

   a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed