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 House Speaker Mike Johnson appears determined to chart his own course away from a $95-billion foreign aid package passed by the Senate — a decision that could stall the package for weeks to come after an already arduous months-long wait in Congress. Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024 When the deal was eventually announced and quickly rejected by the GOP, the foreign aid package without border security was offered as an alternative. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2024 Concerning Israel, the U.S. should reconsider foreign aid to Netanyahu’s actions against Palestinians, which is unpopular among the Israeli people and contributes to escalating issues in the Middle East. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024 Senators on Tuesday passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill to support ongoing conflicts in Israel and Ukraine, as well as provide humanitarian aid to Gaza, in a bipartisan vote. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 While the agreement ultimately passed, Trump's argument successfully flipped one staunch proponent of foreign aid, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. David Jackson, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024 And although McConnell succeeded in getting many Republican senators to support a foreign aid bill that includes funding for Ukraine days later, the chapter prompted some of the most vocal opposition yet to McConnell's continued leadership. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024 The foreign aid bill also includes $14 billion for Israel to replenish its military defenses against Hamas. Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024 In the Senate, a group of Republicans opposed to the foreign aid kept the chamber open all night to rail against it before the final vote. Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 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 28 Mar. 2024.

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