单词 | foreign aid |
释义 | > as lemmasforeign aid foreign aid n. help given to a country by another country; esp. economic assistance given to a poor or underdeveloped country by another country, or supplies of food and medicine given by one country to another to alleviate the effects of a natural disaster, war, etc.Usage of the term increased significantly from the mid-1940s onwards. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > types of help > [noun] > aid in want, pain, sickness, etc. > material aid > given by one country to another development aid1939 aid1940 foreign aid1946 1548 W. Patten Exped. Scotl. Pref. sig. †.vv So muche encouraged by hope of forein ayde, at their owne doores. 1773 J. Home Alonzo iii. 47 Spain never would have sought for foreign aid To quell her foes. 1946 Somerset (Pa.) Daily Amer. 8 Feb. 6/2 For the long pull, the best foreign aid is prosperous trade. 1958 Spectator 17 Jan. 65/3 Congress would like to buy missiles with foreign-aid money. 2015 Daily Mail (Nexis) 20 Mar. The Government has committed itself to spending at least 0.7 per cent of GDP..on foreign aid. < as lemmas |
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