accommodation vs assistance

assistance vs accommodation

accommodation and assistance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accommodation	Yes	No	No	No
assistance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, assistance is a hypernym of accommodation; that is, assistance is a word with a broader meaning than accommodation:

accommodation: the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
assistance: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

Other hypernyms of accommodation include aid, assist, help.

accommodation (noun)	assistance (noun)
the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye	a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
living quarters provided for public convenience	gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
a settlement of differences
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

Difference between accommodation and assistance

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