as in grant
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
government subsidies for farmers in case of crop failure
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Recent Examples of subsidy
Such diversion of funds away from productive capex toward subsidies sends the wrong signal to foreign investors, Jain added.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Fuel subsidies threaten to blow a hole in Jakarta’s already strained budget.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The government also moved quickly to slash fuel subsidies.
—Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Fully licensed teachers in the KCPS district make over the amount to qualify for low-income housing subsidies.
—Thomas White, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Fuel subsidies threaten to blow a hole in Jakarta’s already strained budget.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The government also moved quickly to slash fuel subsidies.
—Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Fully licensed teachers in the KCPS district make over the amount to qualify for low-income housing subsidies.
—Thomas White, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidy
Noun
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The city, with this grant funding application, hopes to provide a simple facelift for Fairfield businesses.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The school is run by the nonprofit group Shining Hope for Communities and many students attend through grants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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All of it costs farmers more in a year hit hard by weather, and with the potential for some farmers, like those in the South Platte River Basin, to get reductions in their irrigation water allotments.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Districts receive a base allotment of $6,215 per student in state funding.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Yet session after session, the result has been the same — agencies receive their annual appropriations, public outrage over long security lines and flight delays fades, legislation languishes and workers have no guarantees their paychecks won't stop coming again.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Conservative Republicans, however, were against establishing a precedent that allows Congress during the yearly appropriations process to fund some agencies within Homeland Security, but not others.—
Kevin Freking,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidy. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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