provision of useful aid

Meanings

1. 1phrasefixed phraseformal

   the act of supplying help or resources that are genuinely helpful to people who need them.

   Grammar: Used as a noun phrase; it often follows verbs like 'ensure', 'require' or 'call for'.

   Patterns

   • the provision of useful aid to someone
   • ensure the provision of useful aid
   • call for the provision of useful aid

   The charity is responsible for the provision of useful aid to families after the flood.

   Donors demanded proof that the provision of useful aid would reach the most isolated villages.

   The new law requires the provision of useful aid to small businesses during a crisis.

2. 2phrasefixed phraseformal

   the helpful supplies or support themselves that are given to people in need.

   Grammar: Here it refers to the things supplied, not the act; it can be countable in this sense (a provision of useful aid).

   Patterns

   • a provision of useful aid
   • receive a provision of useful aid

   The region received a provision of useful aid, including tents, clean water and medicine.

   Without a steady provision of useful aid, the recovery effort will stall.

Common combinations

ensure the provision of useful aid

The treaty aims to ensure the provision of useful aid in any natural disaster.

the provision of useful aid to victims

The provision of useful aid to victims was delayed by damaged roads.

a provision of useful aid

They sent a provision of useful aid to the drought-hit area.

coordinate the provision of useful aid

Several agencies must coordinate the provision of useful aid during a war.

Synonyms and how they differ

supply of help

Less formal and more general; it can refer to any kind of help, not necessarily aid to people in need.

delivery of assistance

Focuses on the process of bringing help to people; often used in official reports but less specific about whether the aid is useful.

relief

Often means aid given after a disaster; it is a shorter, more common word in news reports.

Word family

provide verb

to give someone something they need.

provision noun

the act of supplying something, or a supply itself.

useful adjective

helpful for a practical purpose.

aid noun

help or support given to people in need.

Commonly confused: provision of useful aid or provision for useful aid?

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