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

The sudden death of Lindsey Graham last weekend robbed foreign aid advocates of one of their most effective GOP champions in Washington, according to lawmakers and advocates who worked with the South Carolina Republican. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 17 July 2026

Greenville businessman Mark Lynch, who criticized Graham’s interventionist foreign policy approach and support for foreign aid, came second with 29% of the vote. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 July 2026

Cuts to foreign aid in the last year are estimated to have resulted in more than 750,000 preventable deaths. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026

Still, Power is holding onto hope that there's enough bipartisan support for foreign aid in Washington that the agency could be reconstituted in some form in the future. — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foreign aid

• accolade
• ambuscade
• antegrade
• balustrade
• barricade
• cannonade
• cavalcade
• centigrade
• chambermaid
• colonnade
• countertrade
• disobeyed