foreign aid

American  

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.

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foreign aid British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• foreign-aid adjective

Etymology

Origin of foreign aid

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Staffers spent the next weeks repeatedly appealing to Lewin — who by then had replaced Marocco as Rubio’s top foreign aid official — for authority to perform the mundane tasks needed to keep the programs operating.

From Salon

The secretary of state explained that the US wanted its foreign aid to go directly to governments, rather than through aid agencies and charities.

From BBC

A White House spokeswoman said the U.S. provides more foreign aid than any other country, including this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, foreign aid has now started entering into Jamaica.

From BBC

The U.S. provided some $550 million in foreign aid to Nigeria this year, compared with about $880 million the previous year, according to U.S. government data.

From The Wall Street Journal