state aid

noun

: public monies appropriated by a state government for the partial support or improvement of a public local institution

Examples of state aid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Maryland could take a similar approach with the state aid it awards. — Jay A. Perman, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

The conference says communities lose more than $400 million annually because overall state aid to school districts generally hasn’t kept pace with inflation with decades. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

The latest chapter in the saga, a legal and political dispute over state aid to the California’s refineries, could affect Newsom’s presidential ambitions. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Videberg Kraft was the first to apply for state aid in December. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

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