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assistance

noun

as·​sis·​tance ə-ˈsi-stən(t)s How to pronounce assistance (audio)
: the act of helping or assisting someone or the help supplied : aid
financial and technical assistance
Can I be of any assistance? [=can I help you?]

Example Sentences

Any assistance you can give me would be appreciated. I'll be happy to provide you with whatever assistance you may need.
Recent Examples on the Web And renters also received some protections in the form of an eviction moratorium and a rental assistance program, that only reached a limited number of people. Nicholas Slayton, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2022 The financial-assistance program, mandated by the state Legislature in 2019, came in the wake of the devastating Camp fire, which laid waste to the town of Paradise a year earlier. Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 An interagency meeting was convened in 2012, federal employees with knowledge of the meeting told The Post, this time focused on mothers in the federal food assistance program known as WIC. Laura Reiley And Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 Governments have ended eviction moratoriums and rental assistance programs that allowed people to stay in their homes during the pandemic. Adriana Morga, Chron, 6 Sep. 2022 An interagency meeting was convened in 2012, federal employees with knowledge of the meeting told The Post, this time focused on mothers in the federal food assistance program known as WIC. Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 The hospitals have already received hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars from the federal CARES Act and other pandemic assistance programs. oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 Participants in federal assistance programs also qualify, as well as individuals with household income at 200% or less than federal poverty guidelines. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 But Matt Bruenig, a lawyer and the founder of left-leaning think tank People’s Policy Project, noted in a recent article that programs similar to IDR already exist in law schools: loan repayment assistance programs (LRAPs). Will Daniel, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English assistence, assistance, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin assistentia "presence, participation, guidance," going back to Late Latin, "aid," noun derivative of Latin assistent-, assistens, present participle of assistere "to take up a position near, stand by, stand by as a supporter or advocate" — more at assist entry 1

Note: In the case of both this word and assistant Modern English has chosen the French form with -a- in the suffix rather than Latin -e-.

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of assistance was in the 14th century

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