transcription, транскрипция: [ helpɪŋ ]
( helpings)
1.
A helping of food is the amount of it that you get in a single serving.
She gave them extra helpings of ice-cream.
N-COUNT : usu with supp , oft N of n , adj N
2.
You can refer to an amount of something, especially a quality, as a helping of that thing. ( INFORMAL )
It took a generous helping of entrepreneurial confidence to persevere during this incident.
= amount
N-COUNT : N of n , usu adj N of n