relief
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1.3
- noun
- /rɪˈlif/
:
ayuda
- The charity aims to offer relief to families struggling with food insecurity.
- disaster relief
- relief workers
- humanitarian relief
But holding up this relief operation really does boggle the mind.
- But holding up this relief operation really does boggle the mind.
- But right now, the focus is relief, help people provide relief.
- So you want to give money for a student loan debt relief, Great.
- And if they don't, there may be no relief for them.
Examples
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We breathed a sigh of relief when we glimpsed a light at the corner.
Fiction book (1994) -
We must do more now to provide relief to the civilian population.
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I signed on at the relief office.
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The sun was beginning to set, and still there was no relief from the heat.
Fiction book (1995) -
Tell them we're gonna need relief... money, medicine, troops.
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Moving to towns in search of relief or alternative livelihood became common practice.
Academic text (2008) -
By so doing, I contributed to the greater relief of those wretched folk.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'm captain of the Pismo Beach disaster relief.
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Alongside these homes, the United States-based Christian Evangelical disaster-relief organization, Samaritan's Purse, built an additional 102 homes.
Academic text (2017) -
After the earthquake, international organizations rushed in to provide relief to the victims.
Synonyms
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1.0
An act that makes something easier for someone
947
1.0
Help given to someone that makes a task easier or gives money
799
1.0
Help given to people or places in need
638
1.0
Money given to help a person or project
319
1.0
Things people say or do to make someone feel less worried
190
1.0
Giving money or help to people who need it
19
3.1
Help people and communities get after a disaster, such as food, shelter and medical care
16
3.3
Help by giving money or goods to people in need
5
9.8
Help given to people in a difficult or dangerous time
5
7.4
Help and care for someone in need
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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3.1
Help people and communities get after a disaster, such as food, shelter and medical care
- Specialized
2
9.3
A sculpture with figures that stick out a little from a flat background
- Specialized
A style of sculpture where shapes stand out a little from a flat background with no part fully separate
- Specialized
A printing method where you press ink on raised parts of a block onto paper
- Specialized
A raised image carved into a flat surface that stands out from the background
How Much Aid
Surface Forms
Etymology
Relief comes from the Latin relevare 'to lift up', and that image stays today: relief aid 'lifts' people out of suffering. That's why we call help sent after a disaster 'relief'.