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Princeton's WordNet

  1. foreign aidnoun

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

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  1. foreign aid

    In international relations, aid (also known as international aid, overseas aid, foreign aid, economic aid or foreign assistance) is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another. Aid may serve one or more functions: it may be given as a signal of diplomatic approval, or to strengthen a military ally, to reward a government for behavior desired by the donor, to extend the donor's cultural influence, to provide infrastructure needed by the donor for resource extraction from the recipient country, or to gain other kinds of commercial access. Countries may provide aid for further diplomatic reasons. Humanitarian and altruistic purposes are often reasons for foreign assistance.Aid may be given by individuals, private organizations, or governments. Standards delimiting exactly the types of transfers considered "aid" vary from country to country. For example, the United States government discontinued the reporting of military aid as part of its foreign aid figures in 1958. The most widely used measure of aid is "Official Development Assistance" (ODA).

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  1. foreign aid

    Foreign aid is the international transfer of resources such as money, goods, or services from one country to other countries, particularly developing countries, in order to assist with their development and growth, alleviate poverty, support disaster relief and recovery, or address other specific needs. This assistance can be provided directly by the governments, or through international organizations or non-governmental organizations.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of foreign aid in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of foreign aid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of foreign aid in a Sentence

  1. Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski:

    That signaled sympathy for the core of Trumps defense teams argument, which is that even if President Trump did condition foreign aid on an investigation of a political opponent, such conduct would not justify the removal of a president by The Senate in an election year. Leaving the chamber, Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski told Fox News, I am going to go reflect on what I have heard, re-read my notes and decide whether I need to hear more.

  2. Daniel Andrews:

    I want to say to Mr Frydenberg: Victorians are getting sick and tired of every time the Commonwealth Government spends $1 in Victoria, it’s treated like it’s foreign aid. Like we should bow our head and be grateful

  3. Doug Casey, Investment guru; author of "Crisis Investing":

    Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.

  4. Madison Cawthorn:

    Before we as a Christian nation start going out and paying for gender studies in Egypt and giving all this foreign aid, why don't we start by serving the homeless veterans on the side of the street.

  5. Martin Edwards:

    It’s unclear what this will mean for current foreign aid recipients-- are we really going to give less humanitarian aid to South Sudan? How does that advance our interests?


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