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
  • The law authorizes a pilot program offering grants and forgivable loans to address a range of repair needs and health hazards.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Both grants are running out, leaving the beach safety program, which has an annual operating budget of about $1 million, in danger of closing in September.
    — Kori McNair, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of grants
Noun
  • Indeed, the Government Accountability Office — a nonpartisan federal watchdog that audits government spending and efficiencies — outlined the risk of fraud tied to ACA subsidies in a December report requested by congressional Republicans.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Unlike their American counterparts, Chinese firms often benefit from subsidies, tax incentives, access to launch facilities, and investments from provincial governments.
    — Rainer Zitelmann, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of subsidies
Noun
  • However, because his hearing aids connected directly to the ringtone, the two ended up wandering around the house, using the changing volume to narrow down its location instead of listening for the phone itself.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • Apple calls it the world’s first end to end hearing health experience built into consumer earbuds, part of a growing lineup of over the counter hearing aids now reshaping how people access treatment.
    — Allison Palmer July 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Definition of aids
Noun
  • Just 22% of California households are receiving retirement income, such as pensions, annuities or retirement account distributions, the analysis found.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
  • Non-qualified annuities Annuities can provide you with valuable retirement income, but not all annuities receive identical legal protections.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Definition of annuities
Noun
  • The property also offers pre-WDO (Pre-Winery Definition Ordinance) entitlements supporting future expansion opportunities.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • Therefore, union contracts and social democracies alike pair strong wages and entitlements with deliberate policies that help ordinary households accumulate assets too.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of entitlements
Noun
  • But its appropriation process has come under more intense scrutiny in recent weeks after a supposedly fake investment promotion agency was found to have received allocations from the budget.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
  • Investors who have sized private credit allocations without stress-testing their liquidity needs across a full economic cycle may face difficult decisions if capital needs arise before positions can be exited at reasonable prices.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of allocations
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