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 In a risky career move, Johnson introduced a foreign aid package in April that Congress ultimately passed. Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 12 July 2024 Congress should withhold foreign aid to any country that is not willing to work with the United States to control the flow of unfettered immigration. Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024 Among the group was 22-year-old Indian American Pooja Tanjore, a master’s student at Columbia University in New York and a diplomatic fellow with USAID, which administers foreign aid and development assistance. Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024 Recommended Monitor Breakfast When practical shoes tell you something about a politician The United States and Australia, a near neighbor and Papua New Guinea’s most generous provider of foreign aid, are among governments that have publicly stated their readiness to do more to help responders. Rod McGuirk, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for foreign aid 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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