foreign aid

noun

Synonyms of foreign aidnext
: assistance (such as economic aid) provided by one nation to another

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Officials are hoping a surge of foreign aid and responders will bolster emergency workers and help address humanitarian needs. — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 29 June 2026 The Haitian experience is the best case study of the failures of the American foreign aid program’s lack of transparency and accountability. — Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 Skeptics of foreign aid often characterize it as irresponsible charity for other countries. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026 Still, Power is holding onto hope that there's enough bipartisan support for foreign aid in Washington that the agency could be reconstituted in some form in the future. — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 3 July 2026 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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