Marshall Plan

American  

noun

1. European Recovery Program.

2. Informal. any comprehensive program for federally supported economic assistance, as for urban renewal.

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Marshall Plan British  

noun

1. Official name: European Recovery Programme.  a programme of US economic aid for the reconstruction of post-World War II Europe (1948–52)

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Marshall Plan Cultural  

1. A program by which the United States gave large amounts of economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after the devastation of World War II. It was proposed by the United States secretary of state, General George C. Marshall.

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Marshall Plan

Lilly CEO Dave Ricks, 59, led a $50 billion manufacturing Marshall Plan, building or expanding 11 plants.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

“Some authorities described it as a second Marshall Plan for Germany,” given the expenditure involved, he said, referring to the massive American economic aid program for Europe after WWII.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

I talked briefly about the transformational effect of the Marshall Plan, through which the United States had given Europe the means to rebuild its shattered economies, and to re-establish the institutions of democracy.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

The United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, was a lineal descendant of the Marshall Plan and an embodiment of soft power.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2025

A year later he asked Congress to adopt the Marshall Plan for economic aid to Europe, authorize military training, and enact a new selective service law to maintain the armed forces at expanded levels.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.