abetment

noun

Definition of abetmentnext
as in assistance
an act or instance of helping the proposed government bailout of the company is being decried as an ill-advised abetment of managerial ineptitude

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  1. assistance
  2. assist
  3. support
  4. help
  5. boost
  6. aid
Noun
  • Specific services offered are medical aid, addiction treatment, mental health support, career assistance, independent living skills, vocational services, peer support services and social activities.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The bill authorizes the expansion of U.S. military resources to assist with migrant interdiction on the border with Mexico and expands U.S. assistance to Israel -- core Republican priorities.
    Democrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of assistance
Noun
  • Now in his 14th season, Jimmy Buckets is averaging 19 points, 5.4 total rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Watkins finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of assist
Noun
  • Write clear setup instructions so investors can try everything themselves without technical support.
    Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Not everyone has the resources, the support, or, frankly, the desire for single parenthood.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of support
Noun
  • But in the meantime, those who know her are left to ponder an illness that appears to have consumed the caring mother, in spite of her efforts to get help.
    Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Police departments in Carroll County could get help from the state with funding the high cost of outfitting officers with body cameras, if a bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is passed.
    Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2023
Definition of help
Noun
  • Married couples filing jointly will see a deduction of $30,000, a boost of $800 from 2024, while heads of household will see a jump to $22,500, an increase of $600 from 2024.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement The ever-changing Chargers secondary got a boost from two more sudden additions Sunday as safeties Tony Jefferson and Marcus Maye were the latest embodiment of the Chargers’ next-man-up mentality.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of boost
Noun
  • At every aid station, volunteers handed out snacks and electrolytes, rang cowbells and called out our names with words of encouragement.
    Antonia Bowring, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • But when Dobbs overturned Roe in 2022, aid organizations’ work became more in demand, more expensive, and more complicated, Marisa Falcon, the executive director of a hub for practical-support groups called Apiary, told me.
    Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of aid
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