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

International rules allow governments to spend some of their foreign aid budgets at home to support asylum seekers during the first year after their arrival.

From BBC

Reform would not send money abroad to fund foreign aid and would shut Welsh government offices in China, he said.

From BBC

After U.S. foreign aid was cut, countries like the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, and other developed nations followed suit.

From Salon

Taliban officials have vowed to restore security and are courting foreign investors to secure crucial revenue streams as foreign aid funding dries up.

From Barron's

Taliban officials have vowed to restore security to the country and are courting foreign investors to secure crucial revenue streams as foreign aid funding dries up.

From Barron's