state aid
noun
: public monies appropriated by a state government for the partial support or improvement of a public local institution
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Videberg Kraft was the first to apply for state aid in December.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Revenue such as sales taxes, hotel fees, utility franchise fees, paramedic fees, building permits, parking meters, grants and state aid weigh heavily in the budget conversation, but the city has far less control over their ups and downs.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 June 2026
Until those governments pay up, the state wouldn’t start new transportation projects and would withhold Powell Bill funds, which is state aid that pays for road maintenance.
—Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
Xi’s industrial programs encourage too much investment in factories, which often lose money and require yet more state aid to survive.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Revenue such as sales taxes, hotel fees, utility franchise fees, paramedic fees, building permits, parking meters, grants and state aid weigh heavily in the budget conversation, but the city has far less control over their ups and downs.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 June 2026
Until those governments pay up, the state wouldn’t start new transportation projects and would withhold Powell Bill funds, which is state aid that pays for road maintenance.
—Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
Xi’s industrial programs encourage too much investment in factories, which often lose money and require yet more state aid to survive.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for state aid
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20aid. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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