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
  • State, local housing agencies and nonprofit organizations provide assistance to help reduce the upfront cost.
    Robert Thorpe, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The group is donating $50,000 to the Entertainment Community Fund’s LA Fire Relief Fund, which is focused on providing emergency financial assistance to entertainment industry professionals impacted by this week’s wildfires.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of assistance
Noun
  • But of Bedard’s most recent 11 points, Bertuzzi has scored the goal or had an assist in eight of them.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Huskies finished with seven different scorers while nine recorded at least one assist and all 10 grabbed at least one steal.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of assist
Noun
  • In the Legislature, some of DeSantis’ allies were quick to show their support for the governor, putting them at odds with their chamber’s leadership.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Andrew Whitworth, a former offensive lineman who spent five seasons with the Rams, gave a speech at the State Farm Stadium, showing his support to the L.A. community.
    Renan Botelho, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of support
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  • 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
  • Myrie’s matching funds movement gives him a boost as the June 24 Democratic mayoral primary looms just six months away.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Several factors like the outperformance of exports, particularly semiconductors, and foreign investments gave the economy a boost last year.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of boost
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  • He was carried home and given medical aid, but died of heart ailments within 20 days, on September 24, 1961.
    Daniel Burke, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Disney has pledged $15 million in aid for those affected by the wildfires, with funds going toward organizations like the American Red Cross, the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and the Los Angeles Regional Food bank, while additional resources would be offered to any affected employee.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of aid
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