foreign aid

NOUN

aid given by one nation to another

Synonyms

WEAK

economic assistance international aid military assistance overseas aid

Example Sentences

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Fifty-six years later most foreign aid to Cuba has dried up and care packages from Floridians with Cuban roots are the last best hope for the island population.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

The Tuvalu Trust Fund was established in 1987 with help from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, providing crucial revenue to a nation reliant on foreign aid.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The symbolic significance of an independent agency for foreign aid is powerful too.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

International rules allow governments to spend some of their foreign aid budgets at home to support asylum seekers during the first year after their arrival.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

They took him immediately to Thysville, which is about a hundred kilometers south of Léopoldville over the best road in this nation, repaved recently with a grant of foreign aid.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver