relief

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♦♦ re|lief /rɪl'iːf/ (reliefs)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] also a N
If you feel a sense of relief, you feel happy because something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening.
I breathed a sigh of relief...
The news will come as a great relief to the French authorities...
2 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N from n
If something provides relief from pain or distress, it stops the pain or distress.
...a self-help programme which can give lasting relief from the torment of hay fever.
3 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N n, n N
Relief is money, food, or clothing that is provided for people who are very poor, or who have been affected by war or a natural disaster.
Relief agencies are stepping up efforts to provide food, shelter and agricultural equipment.
4 [N-COUNT] usu N n
A relief worker is someone who does your work when you go home, or who is employed to do it instead of you when you are sick.
No relief drivers were available.
5
see also bas-relief, tax relieftax re|lief
[N-UNCOUNT]
Tax relief is a reduction in the amount of tax that a person or company has to pay, for example because of expenses associated with their business or property.
...mortgage interest tax relief.

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