foys

noun

plural of foy, chiefly Scottish
as in care packages

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  1. contributions
  2. offerings
  3. grants
  4. subsidies
  5. alms
Noun
  • Other options include reducing the level of your contributions, although there is a minimum of 5% of pay for employees and 3% for employers.
    — Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Both are named after Michael Faraday, a 19th-century British scientist who made major contributions to electromagnetics.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of contributions
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  • His goal is to significantly expand the reach of the brand by growing lifestyle offerings, footwear to be worn off the course and womenswear.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But the chain has even been carefully expanding its offerings, typically through seasonal limited-time items like chicken and waffles or its Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of offerings
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  • Next, the village hopes to pursue grants to restore the house and develop the area further as a tourist draw, with the potential for new restaurants and a museum, Key said.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The foundation runs like a business, using performance metrics to evaluate its grants and tying funding decisions to outcomes such as job placement rates, Ben Jaafar said.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of grants
Noun
  • As private financing dries up, producers are looking for foreign subsidies.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Politicians and economists across the 27-nation bloc consider China’s massive subsidies and exports a major threat to core industrial sectors from steel foundries to car factories.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsidies
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
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“Foys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foys. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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