help in kind
- noun
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ayuda en especie
- The charity prefers to provide help in kind such as food and clothing rather than cash donations.
Examples
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Many organizations rely on help in kind from volunteers, including donated materials and services.
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The charity provided help in kind to families affected by the flood.
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After receiving financial aid, she returned the favor by offering help in kind.
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Many organizations offer help in kind during emergencies.
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Many organizations rely on help in kind from volunteers, including donated materials and services.
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The charity prefers to provide help in kind such as food and clothing rather than cash donations.
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After receiving financial aid, she returned the favor by offering help in kind.
How Tangible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase signals a compositional idea — 'help' provided 'in' a certain 'kind' — so learners can guess it means assistance given in a particular form (i.e. of that type). However, the specific administrative/financial nuance that it means non‑monetary aid or aid in the same form as previously received is somewhat specialized and not fully predictable from the parts for a B1 learner, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Help in kind uses in and kind to mean giving help 'in the same kind'. For example, if someone gives you food you give food back instead of money, so help in kind means help as things or services rather than cash.