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 foreign aid bills are similar to a $95 billion package that passed in the Senate in February. Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024 The three foreign aid bills would provide $26.4 billion to support Israel, $60.8 billion to bolster Ukraine and $8.1 billion to counter China in the Indo-Pacific, including billions for Taiwan. Jaala Brown, Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2024 Gosar’s announcement came shortly after the House voted on a bipartisan basis to advance the process for a set of foreign aid bills providing funds for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region. USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024 Johnson eyes a weekend vote on foreign aid bills House Speaker Mike Johnson rolled out three bills to provide assistance to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, with the hopes of holding final votes Saturday. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024 He was supposed to leave Friday, putting the GOP majority at just one vote, but now is expected to leave once the foreign aid bill passes. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024 But the proof of citizenship proposal itself hasn’t attracted as much attention inside the Capitol, which is consumed with the House’s efforts to pass foreign aid bills and the Senate’s impeachment trial of the Homeland Security secretary. Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024 The foreign aid bill still needs to be approved by the full House, but a vote is expected Saturday. Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024 Johnson recently shared a plan to move four foreign aid bills through the House, which includes providing financial assistance to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other national security priorities. Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 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 24 Apr. 2024.

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