foreign aid

noun

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

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Democrats are also looking to reverse Medicaid cuts Republicans included in legislation passed this summer and hinder the Administration’s ability to withhold or cancel federal funding for foreign aid or public broadcasting. Solcyré Burga, Time, 2 Oct. 2025 As director of the OMB, Vought has eliminated hundreds of regulations on the environment, health, transportation and food and worker safety, halted the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and sought to cancel billions in foreign aid. Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 Vance was flanked at the podium by White House budget director Russ Vought, who has spearheaded the effort by the administration to claw back $5 billion in foreign aid through a pocket rescission, a controversial tactic that hasn’t been attempted since the Carter administration. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025 In the meantime, virtually all USAID employees were laid off, after thousands had already been let go because of the administration’s foreign aid freeze. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025 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 6 Oct. 2025.

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