Synonyms of foreign aid

foreign aid

noun

as in state aid

Related Words

• state aid
• assistance
• relief
• block grant
• trust fund
• aid
• benefit
• advance
• legacy
• endowment
• allowance
• fund
• set-aside
• stipend
• grant
• bequest
• grant-in-aid
• annuity
• subsidy
• appropriation
• trust
• allocation
• entitlement
• allotment
• subvention

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foreign aid

Groups like Poy’s that rely on foreign aid are struggling as donors shift funding for humanitarian demining toward active conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, and to more recent wars, like in Syria and Afghanistan. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Relying on foreign aid did not provide fragile states with a pathway to meaningful economic growth. — Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

Still, the billions of taxpayer dollars Congress has allocated for foreign aid programs must be spent; lawmakers have insisted the government continue to fund humanitarian aid, global health and pro-democracy causes around the world. — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2026

São Tomé and Príncipe first announced the citizenship-by-investment scheme in August 2025 with the goal of raising funds to support the local economy, which currently relies heavily on cocoa exports and foreign aid. — Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026