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:
1955–60

for·eign-aid, adjective
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foreign aid
 
n
economic and other assistance given by one country to another

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Example sentences
And you go to zero with foreign aid for all of those countries.
Unsurprisingly, foreign aid has once again become a political football in this
  year's primary season.
Half the budget was provided by foreign aid before the earthquake.
Foreign aid organizations don't operate out here unless they use local staff.
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