foreign aid

noun

1. economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense.

foreign aid

noun

1. economic and other assistance given by one country to another

Other Words From

• foreign-aid adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of foreign aid¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Writing on Instagram, the star said he would have "respectfully" declined the request, citing a post by British-Ghanian rapper Fuse ODG that criticised foreign aid in Africa.

From BBC

Labour MP Sarah Champion, chair of parliament's International Development Committee, said she was "relieved" the foreign aid budget would no longer be used to pay Home Office costs for housing asylum seekers.

From BBC

And they are taking aim at foreign aid and migrants.

From BBC

Friedman said she would have supported a bipartisan $118-billion border and foreign aid bill in Congress that President Biden supported and that House Republicans killed at the urging of former President Trump.

From Los Angeles Times

A bipartisan proposal earlier this year that combined increased funding for border security and foreign aid for Ukraine appeared to be the first breakthrough until it was derailed when Trump urged Republicans to oppose it.

From Los Angeles Times