block grants

noun

plural of block grant
as in grants

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  1. grants
  2. subsidies
  3. aids
  4. annuities
  5. entitlements
  6. allocations
Noun
  • Les Dames d’Escoffier International is dedicated to supporting the next generation through scholarships, grants, mentoring and community engagement.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The administration also ended grants that sent tens of millions of dollars a year to Cal State and community college campuses that provide academic and mentoring support that serve a high percentage of Latino students.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of grants
Noun
  • That has created shortages and long lines at gas stations, made worse by deep subsidies that encourage excess consumption.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Costs for consumers in the Affordable Care Act marketplace have soared amid expiring ACA premium subsidies, and insurance affordability poses a political threat to Republicans during upcoming midterm elections.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of subsidies
Noun
  • The three-seat cabin, lack of driver aids and extreme low weight are all fundamental parts of that formula.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Google's Gemini now enhances Classroom with personalized study aids and offers copyable notebooks.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of aids
Noun
  • The firm runs the same living-money logic across whole life, term, mortgage protection, final expense, annuities, Roth conversion planning, and estate planning.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Use Form 1099-R to report distributions from retirement plans, pensions, annuities, and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of annuities
Noun
  • In a Microsoft Fabric and Power BI estate, OneLake security, sensitivity labels and row-level security let entitlements travel with the data rather than depending on each AI front end to behave.
    — Leon Gordon, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Matt Tapp, director of acquisitions and entitlements at Griffin Riley, said Monday that the project represents several years of close collaboration with city officials.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of entitlements
Noun
  • Yet family offices are letting their stock allocations grow as a share of their portfolio, rather than rebalancing, suggesting a long-term bullish tilt to stocks.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The remaining funds will come from existing Gary community development and animal shelter allocations, according to Post-Tribune archives.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of allocations
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“Block grants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/block%20grants. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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