foreign aid
A voluntary transfer of resources from one country to anotherA voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another.
» Japan's foreign aid is decreasing in part because of an economic slowdown at home.
Zum Teil ist die Abnahme der Entwicklungshilfeleistungen Japans auf einen heimischen ökonomischen Abschwung zurückzuführen.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another.
- aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another
Examples
9 sentencesJapan's foreign aid is decreasing in part because of an economic slowdown at home.
deZum Teil ist die Abnahme der Entwicklungshilfeleistungen Japans auf einen heimischen ökonomischen Abschwung zurückzuführen.
Less than 1% of the budget is spent on foreign aid.
deWeniger als 1 % des Haushalts kommt der Auslandshilfe zugute.
Mali remains dependent on foreign aid.
ruМали остаётся зависимой от иностранной помощи.
Algeria doesn't rely on foreign aid.
Algeria isn't a recipient of foreign aid.
Forms
plural: foreign aids| Singular | foreign aid |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable