foreign aid

noun

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

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Still, the billions of taxpayer dollars Congress has allocated for foreign aid programs must be spent; lawmakers have insisted the government continue to fund humanitarian aid, global health and pro-democracy causes around the world. — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2026 São Tomé and Príncipe first announced the citizenship-by-investment scheme in August 2025 with the goal of raising funds to support the local economy, which currently relies heavily on cocoa exports and foreign aid. — Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 But after the United States slashed its foreign aid funding last year, Lama and more than 280,000 aid workers worldwide found themselves out of a job. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Instead of cutting spending, the group forced tens of thousands of government workers out of their jobs, laid waste to foreign aid — with catastrophic consequences — and leaked highly sensitive data. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreign aid

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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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