foreign aid
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈfɔrɪn eɪd/
:
ayuda internacional
- After the earthquake, international foreign aid played a crucial role in providing immediate relief to the affected communities.
- foreign aid program
- U.S. foreign aid
- foreign aid policy
Is the world ready for Russia to become completely dependent on foreign aid?
- Is the world ready for Russia to become completely dependent on foreign aid?
- First regarding foreign aid, he said, quote, the negotiated foreign aid provisions would not benefit by opening that part of the bill up.
- And I mean, the foreign aid that we sent to every country from Egypt to European countries is, is, I mean, vast.
- The idea that you could get people to to decide to support this foreign aid thing, which is a big deal for our foundation.
Examples
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Indeed, it was the growing influx of foreign aid that greatly influenced Nepal's development strategies and approaches.
Academic text (1992) -
The protection and management of World Heritage sites should become a significant component of foreign aid programs.
Academic text (1992) -
What caused these large, important foreign aid programs to fail?
Academic text (2017) -
This massive document is the list of foreign aid to Ukraine during this war.
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The United States gave away roughly $13 billion in foreign aid during 1997.
Academic text (1999) -
To this day, even international generosity such as foreign aid must be justified as being in the national interest.
Academic text (1990) -
By the late 1940s, U.S. foreign aid policies operated in a piecemeal fashion.
Academic text (2013) -
Robust development gave China enough money to make the transition from foreign aid recipient to donor and lender.
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By holding governments accountable and making foreign aid contingent on good governance, donors can help reverse the democratic recession.
Academic text (2008) -
The government allocated a significant amount of foreign aid to help rebuild the infrastructure in the war-torn country.
Synonyms
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1.0
Help given to someone that makes a task easier or gives money
799
1.0
Help given to people or places in need
670
2.6
Money that an organization or government gives for a project
55
2.6
Money or support that helps people pay for school and living costs
16
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
5
3.1
Money and resources given to help people and countries with their economy
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently composed from 'foreign' (from other countries) + 'aid' (assistance), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to assistance given by one country to another. This is a common, cross-linguistic compound pattern (e.g., Spanish 'ayuda extranjera') and follows straightforward English adjective+noun composition, making it immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
The term foreign aid comes from the simple picture of one country sending aid, meaning supplies, money, or help, to a foreign country after a disaster or to support hospitals and schools, so it means 'help from one country to another'.