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The noun dates from 1940 in its meanings 'material help given by one country to another' (Christian aid, foreign aid, Marshall aid, etc.), and took on a further use as the second element in the names of occasions organized to raise money for charitable causes (Band Aid, Fashion Aid, School Aid, Live Aid, etc.). The use was triggered by Band Aid, the name of a rock group formed by Bob Geldof in 1984 to raise money for the relief of famine in Ethiopia.
| ahead of, agreement, agree | |
| aid, aide, aim, ain't |
