foreign aid

noun

Synonyms of foreign aidnext
: assistance (such as economic aid) provided by one nation to another

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Europe, where austerity measures and mounting fiscal constraints have tightened foreign aid budgets, is unlikely to pick up the slack. Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 Development assistance and poverty solutions have not appeared in the administration's new foreign aid strategy so far. Fatma Tanis, NPR, 13 Dec. 2025 Committee leaders tried to help people reclaim their homes, to distribute foreign aid and to identify and commemorate sites of Nazi war crimes. Wendy Z. Goldman, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025 Americans’ hard earned tax dollars always fund wars, foreign aid, and foreign interests. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025 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 19 Dec. 2025.

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