foreign aid

noun

: assistance (such as economic aid) provided by one nation to another

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In a similar case earlier this year, Roberts stayed a judge’s deadline to resume foreign aid payments, only to later rule against the administration. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2025 Reports of vandalism at Tesla dealerships have spiked more broadly since Musk took the spotlight alongside Trump, especially when the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) began its purge of federal workers and funding for foreign aid programs. Rachel Scully, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025 Meanwhile, the junta has also barred international journalists from entering the country and some foreign aid teams have reportedly faced issues obtaining visas from the military regime. Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025 The court previously declined to overturn an order forcing the administration to pay foreign aid organizations for work that had already been performed, and the justices declined to let Trump immediately fire the head of a government ethics watchdog agency. Were grants improperly terminated? Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign aid

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First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foreign aid was in 1548

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“Foreign aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20aid. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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