"foreign aid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foreign aids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} foreign aid (countable and uncountable, plural foreign aids)
  1. (economics, geopolitics) A voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Economics, Geopolitics

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