foreign aid
noun
economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense.
Also called
aid.
Origin of foreign aid
First recorded in 1955–60
OTHER WORDS FROM foreign aid
for·eign-aid, adjectiveWords nearby foreign aid
Example sentences from the Web for foreign aid
“MSF is the only foreign-aid agency that has maintained a presence on the ground in Syria,” he said.
Al Shabab, in turn, accused the groups of spying and being against Muslims, and banned all foreign-aid work.
Half of the top 16 U.S. foreign-aid recipients are Muslim countries.
British Dictionary definitions for foreign aid
foreign aid
noun
economic and other assistance given by one country to another