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Collocations for aid - noun

1. money, food, etc.

ADJ.

emergency | humanitarian | cash, development, economic, financial, food, legal, medical, military, relief
Legal aid (= government money for legal advice) is a fundamental part of our system of justice.
federal, government, state | bilateral, external, foreign, international, overseas
The country relies on foreign aid

VERB + AID

appeal for, call for
The country''s president has appealed for international aid in the wake of the disaster.
extend, give (sb), grant (sb), provide (sb with), send (sb) | get, receive | depend on, rely on | promise | cut (off), suspend, withdraw, withhold
The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.

AID + NOUN

agency, worker | budget, package, programme
a $14 million aid package

2. help

VERB + AID

ask for, enlist
We enlisted the aid of John and his family.
come/go to sb''s
(= to help someone) She screamed loudly and two people came to her aid.

PREP.

in ~ of
collecting money in aid of charity
with/without the ~ of
She is now able to walk with the aid of a stick.

3. person/thing that helps

ADJ.

effective, essential, excellent, important, useful, valuable | classroom, teaching, training | audio-visual, computer, visual | hearing, walking | memory | buoyancy

PREP.

~ to
essential aids to learning > See FIRST AID

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