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
Given recent government scrutiny on excessive competition, big subsidies for delivery services are more of a concern than spending heavily on tech investments, BDA’s Clark noted.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Redevelopment, however, is not the only way local governments, particularly cities, use subsidies to encourage investment on the theory that public coffers will see net revenue benefits.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
The enhanced subsidies helped enrollment in the ACA’s individual coverage, also known as Obamacare, eclipse a record 24 million Americans and help its popularity hit all-time highs.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Democrats say health insurance rates are going to soar because Republicans are refusing to extend the enhanced health insurance premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which are due to expire at the end of this year.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Redevelopment, however, is not the only way local governments, particularly cities, use subsidies to encourage investment on the theory that public coffers will see net revenue benefits.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
The enhanced subsidies helped enrollment in the ACA’s individual coverage, also known as Obamacare, eclipse a record 24 million Americans and help its popularity hit all-time highs.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Democrats say health insurance rates are going to soar because Republicans are refusing to extend the enhanced health insurance premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which are due to expire at the end of this year.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidy
Noun
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Some state legislatures have passed grant programs meant to help schools foot the bill for those upgrades, including in Texas and Florida, where mass shootings at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas in 2018 and Robb Elementary School in 2022 rattled the country.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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The flexible barrier was purchased with a $194,000 grant in 2019 from the State Division of Emergency Management that Vizcaya matched with $115,140.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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In addition, students were given 3,000 tickets more than their usual 5,000 allotment.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
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In collaboration with families who have long been connected to this land, our research team at the University of California, Davis is working to clarify ownership records, document ecological conditions and share information to help allottees access and use their allotments.—
Beth Rose Middleton Manning,
The Conversation,
15 Sep. 2025
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That is because the funding for them is mandatory spending, which usually continues during a shutdown because it is authorized on a permanent or multiyear basis, unlike discretionary spending, which requires annual appropriations.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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No, the Postal Service is self-funded through its own revenues, not annual appropriations.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidy. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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