abroad
adverb or adjective
1
: beyond the boundaries of one's country : in or to a foreign country
traveling abroad
hopes to study abroad next year
both at home and abroad
a family that came here from abroad [=from a foreign country] several years ago
2
: over a wide area : widely
wolves venturing abroad in increasing numbers
3
old-fashioned
: away from one's home
doesn't go walking abroad at night
4
formal
: in wide circulation : about
There are rumors abroad that the company is in trouble.
5
: wide of the mark : astray
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However, meeting the expenditure requirements and ensuring the activities and use of the funding is within the statutory parameters is especially challenging for foreign projects because charitable organizations abroad may not be subject to the same rules and restrictions.
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Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
At times when there was no substitution for imports, such as iPhones that are assembled abroad, Apple successfully lobbied to make their product exempt from Chinese tariffs.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Tariffs could threaten economic growth and employment since duties slapped on imports risk increasing costs for businesses that rely on raw materials from abroad, some experts told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
The national government is also taking steps to stop begging by its citizens abroad, after recent complaints from Gulf nations including Saudi Arabia.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
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Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
At times when there was no substitution for imports, such as iPhones that are assembled abroad, Apple successfully lobbied to make their product exempt from Chinese tariffs.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Tariffs could threaten economic growth and employment since duties slapped on imports risk increasing costs for businesses that rely on raw materials from abroad, some experts told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
The national government is also taking steps to stop begging by its citizens abroad, after recent complaints from Gulf nations including Saudi Arabia.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Abroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abroad. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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abroad
adverb or adjective1
: over a wide area
2
: away from one's home
doesn't go abroad at night
3
: in or to foreign countries
travel abroad
4
formal
: in wide circulation
rumors were abroad
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