foreign aid

noun

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

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So much so that the forecasts warning of a major collapse in HIV/AIDS treatment efforts, after foreign aid cuts threw programs into turmoil, appear to have been averted — at least for now. Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026 Rubio announced at the time a post on Substack that USAID -- which oversaw foreign aid, disaster relief and international development programs -- would no longer be providing assistance to other countries. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026 The impact is compounding the war’s consequences for African nations, many of which have already seen foreign aid collapse in the last year. Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026 No other donors on this list clearly made gifts for international development or foreign aid such a high priority. David Campbell, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreign aid

Word History

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 25 Mar. 2026.

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