foreign aid

noun

: assistance (such as economic aid) provided by one nation to another

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In April, Vance broke with Senate Republican leaders to vote against a foreign aid package that included nearly $61 billion for Ukraine, asserting Moscow's threat to global stability had been overstated. Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 17 July 2024 The success of the State Department’s new cyber foreign aid fund will depend heavily on project suggestions from tech-savvy diplomats on the ground. Eric Geller, WIRED, 2 July 2024 In this provocative little book, the Nobel laureate economist argues that the causes are as much distorted identities… The Man Without a Plan In The White Man’s Burden, William Easterly offers important insights about the pitfalls of foreign aid. Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024 The extent of Typhoon Yagi’s impact has prompted junta chief Min Aung Hlaing to make a rare request for foreign aid. Khine Lin Kyaw / Bloomberg, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foreign aid 

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foreign aid was in 1548

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“Foreign aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20aid. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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