financial aid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of financial aid
First recorded in 1770–80, for an earlier sense
Example Sentences
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The UBS report defines wealth as the value of financial assets and real assets, which for most people means housing, less any debts.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Treasury Department data External link shows the counterparts to that deficit are still reliably buying U.S. real assets through acquisitions and financial assets.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
One of the Brin-backed measures would bar new taxes on personal property, including retirement accounts, intellectual property and financial assets, excluding real estate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
They look at the M2 measure of money supply and pit that against stock of all financial assets, excluding that held by central banks, FX reserve managers and commercial banks.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
The first was a bubble of consumption, novelty seeking, vanity and financial assets.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel
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