foreign aid

noun

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

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Although flagging military primacy is the most glaring impediment to national security, the United States cannot neglect the role of foreign aid, either. Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024 Yet without foreign aid to help finance such testing, doctors across Africa are often left wondering whether a patient's deterioration is a consequence of the disease itself — or the medication. David Cox, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024 His administration proposed significant cuts to African foreign aid, though many of these cuts were blocked by Congress. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 In April, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that included legislation giving ByteDance roughly 270 days to sell the app or be blocked from U.S. app platforms, like Apple’s App store and Google Play. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foreign aid 

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 7 Jan. 2025.

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