foreign aid

noun

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

Examples of foreign aid in a Sentence

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Read Article > The bill to require TikTok to separate from its Chinese parent company or face a nationwide ban made it to President Joe Biden’s desk on Wednesday as part of a huge foreign aid package that passed through Congress this week. Vox Staff, Vox, 10 Jan. 2025 As the top Republican in the Senate, McConnell led efforts to pass a foreign aid package in April that included the law. Julia Shapero, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024 The Florida congressman said his commitment to cut unnecessary foreign aid could become a bipartisan matter. Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024 The Republican leader had accused Islamabad of harboring militant groups while receiving billions of dollars in foreign aid, sparking a fiery defense from Khan. Tom O'Connor, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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