foreign aid

noun

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

Examples of foreign aid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But doesn’t that principle apply to all foreign aid? Jacob Hornberger, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024 This is the second weapons package announced from the foreign aid supplemental that passed in the House and Senate last month. Peter Aitken, Fox News, 10 May 2024 The shipment that is currently paused is not part of the recently passed $95 billion foreign aid bill, which included $26 billion in aid and relief for Israel and Gaza. Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 8 May 2024 In forums and events across the district, the biggest issues highlighted by 5th District candidates have been the economy, immigration, border security and foreign aid funding. Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024 Biden signed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which was part of a massive, $95 billion foreign aid package passed by Congress, on April 24. Rachel Scott, ABC News, 7 May 2024 Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images For Spartz, the primary will likely be a test of how well her decision last month to oppose around $60 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine plays in her district. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 7 May 2024 Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill in April, which includes $26 billion in funds for Israel and humanitarian aid for Gaza and other places. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024 But on April 20, it was shoehorned into a larger package about foreign aid, which passed in the Senate on April 23 and is expected to be signed by President Biden. Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 May 2024

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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 18 May. 2024.

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