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aids

The correct spelling is aids.

How to pronounce aids

noun

IPA: /eɪdz/

Say it like: Ayd-s

The correct spelling is aids. Help; assistance; succor, relief. For example: "He came to my aid when I was foundering."

Usage Examples

He came to my aid when I was foundering.

Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants.

The incompetent general's brilliant aid often made priceless suggestions.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Help; assistance; succor, relief.
  2. 2.A helper; an assistant.
  3. 3.Something which helps; a material source of help.
  4. 4.An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
  5. 5.An exchequer loan.

verb

  1. 1.To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
  2. 2.To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.

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