financial assistance
financial assistance — noun
1. money paid to a person or group so they can cover costs they cannot afford alone
money paid to a person or group so they can cover costs they cannot afford alone, often by a government, charity, or bank.
The city offered financial assistance to families who lost their homes in the flood.
financial assistance to [people in need]
Yara applied for financial assistance to help pay her university fees.
apply for financial assistance for [purpose]
Small farmers received financial assistance after the long drought ruined their crops.
The charity provides financial assistance to elderly people who cannot pay their heating bills.
Without financial assistance from the bank, Gabriel could not have opened his bakery.
- financial aid
very close; especially common for help with education costs
- funding
money given for a specific project or activity, often ongoing
- subsidy
money from a government to keep a price or service affordable
- grant
a fixed sum given for a purpose that usually does not need repaying
文法句型
financial assistance for [purpose]
provide/receive financial assistance
用法筆記
Uncountable and formal; common in news, government, and official documents. The giver is usually an institution (a government, charity, or bank), and the money is tied to a stated need or purpose.