foreign aid
noun
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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Also called aid.
Origin of foreign aid
First recorded in 1955–60
OTHER WORDS FROM foreign aid
foreign-aid, adjectiveWords nearby foreign aid
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Example sentences from the Web for foreign aid
“MSF is the only foreign-aid agency that has maintained a presence on the ground in Syria,” he said.
Al Shabab, in turn, accused the groups of spying and being against Muslims, and banned all foreign-aid work.
Half of the top 16 U.S. foreign-aid recipients are Muslim countries.
British Dictionary definitions for foreign aid
foreign aid
noun
economic and other assistance given by one country to another
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