foreign aid

noun

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

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In April, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that included legislation giving ByteDance roughly 270 days to sell the app or be blocked from U.S. app platforms, like Apple’s App store and Google Play. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024 The law passed Congress in April as part of a larger foreign aid package. Julia Shapero, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024 Meanwhile, Ukraine, has its own set of boats, which have been augmented through foreign aid packages. Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Same for all those other programs that many conservatives dislike including the Internal Revenue Service or foreign aid. Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foreign aid 

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

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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 2 Jan. 2025.

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