AID

Aid

In international relations, aid is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another. Humanitarianism and altruism are at least partly an objective for the giving of aid. It may have other functions as well: it may be given as a signal of diplomatic approval, or to strengthen a military ally, to reward a government for behaviour desired by the donor, to extend the donor's cultural influence, to provide infrastructure needed by the donor for resource extraction from the recipient country, or to gain other kinds of commercial access.

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aid

Noun

  1. Help; assistance; succor, relief.
  2. The person who promotes or helps in something being done; a helper; an assistant.
  3. Something which helps; a material source of help.
  4. An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
  5. An exchequer loan.
  6. A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
  7. An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.

Verb

  1. To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist.


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