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, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for foreign aid

foreign aid

noun

economic and other assistance given by one country to another