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Definition of helping noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

helping

noun
 
/ˈhelpɪŋ/
 
/ˈhelpɪŋ/
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  1. helping (of something) an amount of food given to somebody at a meal synonym serving
    • a small/generous helping
    • We all had a second helping of pie.
    Extra Examples
    • The steak came with a healthy helping of fries.
    • He asked for an extra helping.
    • Would you like another helping of mashed potatoes?
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • generous
    • heaping
    • …
    verb + helping
    • eat
    • have
    preposition
    • helping of
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  2. helping (of something) an amount of something
    • The comedian is back with another helping of zany humour.
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