foreign aid

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noun
  1. economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense.

Origin of foreign aid

1
First recorded in 1955–60
  • Also called aid.

Other words from foreign aid

  • foreign-aid, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for foreign aid

foreign aid

noun
  1. economic and other assistance given by one country to another

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