· 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"
Hypernym(s): activity
· a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do; "visual aids in teaching"; "his job was to give technical assistance over the phone"
Hypernym(s): resource
· gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause; "economic assistance to depressed areas"
Synonym(s): aid, economic_aid, financial_aid, financial_assistance, economic_assistance
Hypernym(s): gift