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emergency
Noun
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An emergency is a serious situation that needs to be dealt with very quickly.
She called 911 to report the emergency to police.
With the new fighting, the president has declared a state of emergency.
He was rushed to the emergency room where doctors operated to save his life.
Some airlines failed to show pilots how to operate emergency exits.
In an emergency, please close your doors and windows and stay calm.
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Emergency is the department in a hospital that takes people with immediate medial needs.
assistance
Noun
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If you give someone or something assistance, you give help or support.
The company may also provide financial assistance to single mothers.
fund
Noun
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A fund is an amount of money kept for a specific purpose.
GM cannot afford to keep paying into the company pension fund.
Our fund-raising campaign has a target of $100,000.
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An organisation's funds are the money that it has.
The school is raising funds to pay for the new library.
The sports centre closed because of a lack of funds.
fund
Verb
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If you fund something, you give it money for its activities.
The project is jointly funded by the Government of Canada and the International Red Cross.
The university will no longer fund research into this drug.