foy

noun

Definition of foynext
chiefly Scottish
as in contribution

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  1. contribution
  2. grant
  3. care package
  4. alms
  5. tithe
  6. oblation
  7. subsidy
  8. offering
Noun
  • Members of other industry unions also get residuals, either directly — for SAG-AFTRA and the Directors Guild of America — or in the form of contributions to their pension and health funds, for IATSE and other below-the-line unions.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Still, his 2026 has been much closer to his old self, with positive defensive contributions and offensive stats more in line with his career averages.
    — Ian Miller, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of contribution
Noun
  • Part of the grant includes a mandate for students to learn basic use of artificial intelligence, according to DeProw.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That trait carried over when Staunton was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for girls soccer and had a $1,000 grant to direct to the community program of her choice.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of grant
Noun
  • The family said Jack in the Box reached out to them so the fast-food chain could send them a care package.
    — Lesley Marin, CBS News, 29 July 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
Noun
  • Those celebrating also pay zakat al-fitr, an alms-tax that goes towards those in need.
    — Juliana LaBianca, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Not that the alms offered up by President Biden and European leaders will do much good.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022
Definition of alms
Noun
  • Concerns over donations The dispute centers on tithes, donations in which church members give 10% of their income to the organization.
    — Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Until now, David had always made his tithes of 10 percent to the church.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 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
  • The subsidy headlined a gaudy incentive package offering property and sales tax exemptions, discount electricity and payments for infrastructure in exchange for about 9,000 jobs.
    — Mark Dee August 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026
  • As Brun was growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, Hawaii’s sugarcane plantations were shutting down amid growing international competition and the removal of a federal sugar-industry subsidy.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of subsidy
Noun
  • China has long tried to make a lithography machine that could be competitive with non-Chinese offerings, as part of a broader effort to build its own semiconductor industry.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In today's commodity market, where products and services often share similar prices and offerings, customer experience stands out as the key differentiator.
    — Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of offering
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