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

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foreign aid

On Friday, Venezuelans welcomed the arrival of foreign aid workers, who were seen digging through the vast piles of collapsed concrete.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Schatz pointed out that Rubio had moved all foreign aid under the State Department and had just wrestled some of that money away from the OMB to respond to an Ebola outbreak.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

The union said it was "utterly disgusted" by what it described as the government's willingness to compromise Kenya's national biosecurity in exchange for foreign aid.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

“The Cuban government does not, as a practice, reject foreign aid that is offered in good faith,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

He says after Independence the Americans will send foreign aid to help them make better houses.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver