HELPING


Meaning of HELPING in English

help ‧ ing /ˈhelpɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ help , ↑ helper , ↑ helpfulness ≠ ↑ unhelpfulness , ↑ helping , ↑ helplessness ; adverb : ↑ helpfully ≠ ↑ unhelpfully , ↑ helplessly ; adjective : ↑ helpful ≠ ↑ unhelpful , ↑ helpless ; verb : ↑ help ]

the amount of food that someone gives you or that you take SYN serving :

a double helping of pie

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.