aid
noun
money, food, or other help that an organization or government gives to a country or area where people need it, for example because of a war or flood
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noun
money, food, or other help that an organization or government gives to a country or area where people need it, for example because of a war or flood
noun
an organization, plan, or activity that you are willing to support because it provides help or benefit to people who need it
noun
money that people and businesses in a community give to local organizations that help people
verb
to give something such as money or goods to an organization, especially to a school, hospital, political party, or charity
noun
someone who gives things such as money or goods to an organization, especially one that helps people
adjective
relating to efforts to help people who are living in very bad conditions and are suffering because of a war, flood, earthquake etc.
noun
someone who helps people who live in very bad conditions or receive unfair treatment
noun
the practice of providing help and advice to people in a community before they have to ask for it
a British spelling of patronize
noun
the belief that you should help people, especially by giving money to those who need it
noun
food, clothes, and money given to people who are in urgent need of help, for example because of a war or other bad situation
noun
money given to a country or area where people need it, but they have to agree to spend it only on goods and services provided by the country or organization that has given the money
adjective
a voluntary organization does important work for the community but is not part of the official government services, and usually has to raise all its money by itself
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adverb
adverb
used for saying that you should take care of yourself, your own family, friends, or country before you start helping other people
if an event is in aid of an organization or group, it is held to make money to help that organization or group
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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