aid :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. money to support a worthy person or cause

n. 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"

aid, assistance, help

n. a resource; "visual aids in teaching"

care, attention, aid, tending

n. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

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social welfare, welfare, public assistance

n. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need; "she lives on welfare"

alms-giving, almsgiving

n. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor

contribution, part, share

n. the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work"

subsidy

n. a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"

catcher

n. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"

asset, plus

n. a useful or valuable quality

benefit, welfare

n. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all"

blessing, boon

n. a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

redress, remedy, remediation

n. act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

application, diligence

n. a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"

commitment

n. an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"

commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication

n. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"

dedication, inscription

n. a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

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hindrance, hinderance, interference

n. the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

difficulty, difficultness

n. the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"

trouble, difficulty

n. an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"

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