foreign aid

noun

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

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Even after accounting for multiple countries cutting their foreign aid budgets in recent months, new medical advances — from vaccines to nutritional education initiatives — could make inroads toward cutting the child mortality rate in half yet again, Gates wrote in his blog. Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 13 May 2025 Bill Gates recently criticized Musk and the Trump Administration’s cuts to foreign aid programs, telling Forbes that HIV infections and deaths are increasing for the first time in this century as a result. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 Dissolving the agency paves the way, the administration claims, for a reformation of America’s foreign aid program. Time, 12 May 2025 More children will die due to aid cuts by Trump administration, Gates says As the U.S. and other European countries cut foreign aid budgets, health experts have voiced concerns about the implications for global health. Jennifer Earl, CBS News, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign aid

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

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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 17 May. 2025.

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