economic assistance
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3.1
- noun
- /ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪk əˈsɪstəns/
:
asistencia económica
- Truman frequently lauded India's democratic system of government to both Congress and the American public when discussing economic assistance programs.
- economic assistance programs
- economic assistance package
- provide economic assistance
Examples
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Basic economic independence is not the same as emotional distance or absence of practical and economic assistance.
Academic text (1992) -
In addition to free political institutions, free economic institutions must also be in place to make economic assistance meaningful.
Academic text (1990) -
The challenge of education is to open the country in a controlled fashion to economic assistance and trade.
Academic text (1992) -
For decades, they survived on the economic assistance of the Soviet Union.
Blog text (9) -
Shevardnadze knows that economic assistance depends on at least some progress toward a democratic government.
Academic text (1997) -
Due to its unique structure, economic assistance to the West Bank and Gaza has very much been a PVO-led initiative.
Academic text (1991) -
Only substantial American military and economic assistance provided the key peripheral societies with an opportunity for renewal.
Academic text (1991) -
On 20 October, the United States deferred the transfer of $26.25 million in economic assistance to Israel.
Academic text (1990) -
Toward this end, Washington greatly increased military and economic assistance to Pakistan, the latter tripling to $1.5 billion annually.
Academic text (2012) -
The government announced a new program for economic assistance aimed at struggling families during the recession.
Synonyms
55
2.6
Money or support that helps people pay for school and living costs
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2.1
Money given to help pay for a project, charity, or person
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3.3
Help by giving money or goods to people in need
10
3.2
People give money to help a country, organization, or person improve their economy
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ('help in the form of money or resources related to the economy') is directly derivable from combining 'economic' (relating to the economy) with 'assistance' (support). This adjective+noun composition follows a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Economic assistance comes from the image of one country or group giving money or goods to help another country's economy. Economic means money or business and assistance means help, so economic assistance means 'help in the form of money or other resources' to support a person, group, or country.