mutual assistance
nounUK /ˈmjuːtʃuəl əˈsɪstəns/
US /ˈmjuːtʃuəl əˈsɪstəns/
When two or more people help each other out.
The neighbors showed mutual assistance by shoveling each other's driveways after the snowstorm.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A legal arrangement where two countries agree to help defend each other.
The two nations signed a treaty of mutual assistance.
3. In economics, a system where people voluntarily share resources and labor without pay.
The village practiced mutual assistance during the harvest.
4. Help given by members of a group to one another in times of need.
The mutual assistance fund helped families after the flood.