Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assistance

/əˈsɪs.təns/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: as-sis-tance
IPA: /əˈsɪs.təns/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He asked for technical assistance with the computer."
"Financial assistance is available for low-income families."
"She could not have finished the project without his assistance."
"The program provides legal assistance to immigrants."
"Ellis (1977) suggested that the oldest and best-selling self-help text was the Bible, a document developed without the assistance of mental health professionals."

Etymology

From Middle English assistance, from Middle French assistance, from Medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistō (“to stand at”). By surface analysis, assist + -ance.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: assistance, assistentia, assistō

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əˈsɪs.təns/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

assistances (plural) assistaunce (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

coassistance nonassistance teleassistance

Phrases

anchimeric assistance assistance animal assistance dog medication assisted treatment public assistance welfare assistance writ of assistance

Synonyms

aid assist help economic aid financial aid financial assistance economic assistance

Rhymes With

distance existence resistance persistence insistence subsistence coexistence resistence consistence outdistance taxi distance manhattan distance

Questions

How do you pronounce assistance?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsɪs.təns/.
What does assistance mean?: Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.
Where does assistance come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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