foy

noun

Definition of foynext
chiefly Scottish
as in contribution

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  1. contribution
  2. grant
  3. care package
  4. tithe
  5. oblation
  6. subsidy
  7. offering
  8. dole
Noun
  • Beyond Hicks’ contributions, Heriberto Hernandez and Owen Caissie hit home runs, while Lopez and Edwards each tallied a hit, while Jakob Marsee ended the game with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning.
    — Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • Because money is fungible, by paying a candidate’s bills, a party is essentially handing him cash, undermining any limits on contributions.
    — Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of contribution
Noun
  • The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency will search for new funding sources for environmental cleanup at a River District property slated for affordable senior housing, after the organization was passed over for a federal grant.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • Top universities often have large numbers of low-income students, whose full cost of attendance is covered by government and institutional grants.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of grant
Noun
  • And Colleen has founded Catherine's Cause, a nonprofit that provides compassion and care packages to families who have lost an infant.
    — Edie Kasten, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • So much so that players from programs like Oklahoma and Alabama have found opportunities to bring fans to games and send care packages after coming across posts that give some love to softball.
    — Molly Keshin, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Definition of care package
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  • Dispute over church donations The dispute had centered on donations known as tithes, which are made when a church member donates 10% of their income to the organization.
    — Giles Hudson, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • The push coincides with an emerging Christian subculture, from churches allowing congregants to tithe with digital coins to blogs promoting bitcoin as biblically sound.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Definition of tithe
Noun
  • To forget or exceed herself takes the form of erotic dissolution and spiritual oblation.
    — Saidiya Hartman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
  • If that bond pool does not have enough money to pay for reclamation, then the state has the legal oblation to come up with reclamation plans and find the funds to pay for reclamation, Pizarchik said.
    — James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 3 Mar. 2021
Definition of oblation
Noun
  • Health policy experts said the drop-off is the clearest sign yet that the lapse of federal subsidies for ACA premiums is making insurance too expensive for many Americans, leading many households to drop their coverage.
    — 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 subsidy
Noun
  • Anthropic would have to do an equity offering right now to get in that queue, which is pretty backed up, to say the least.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 July 2026
  • Major platforms like Amazon and Instagram are actively re-engineering their offerings around creator content, blurring the lines between social media, streaming, and traditional TV, all competing for this valuable output.
    — Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of offering
Noun
  • Residents also grew frustrated, as migrants reluctantly snared in endless court proceedings appeared to be gaming the system and living off the taxpayers’ dole.
    — Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The author of that piece criticized the Social Security Administration for not updating a listing of jobs that benefit applicants might be able to do instead of going on the government dole collecting disability benefits.
    — Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2023
Definition of dole
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“Foy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foy. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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