Thesaurus results for GRANT-IN-AID

grant-in-aid

noun

Definition of grant-in-aid

as in assistance

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Recent Examples of grant-in-aid That market consists of not only grants-in-aid, but also the opportunity to share in school revenue and sign NIL deals. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Jan. 2026 Starting in 2014, power-conference schools could provide scholarships up to the full cost of attendance beyond the traditional grant-in-aid. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025 That makes the laundering of regulation through subsidies, grants, contracts and state grants-in-aid a major concern. — Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 The elimination of all initial grants-in-aid and recruiting activities in the sport involved in the latest major violation in question for a two-year period. — Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024 Up until now, licensing and NIL rights have not been part of the grant-in-aid agreements athletes enter into with universities. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

Saudi Arabia also is running low on interceptors and has turned to regional and Western allies for assistance as its standoff with Houthi rebels in Yemen drags on.

— Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Others, such as Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia, have refused to provide Kyiv with direct military assistance.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of assistance

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California, Texas, New York, Illinois and North Carolina saw the highest amounts of interrupted grant money.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
The suit, brought by 13 named and four anonymous researchers, is seeking to halt the process of searching applications and current grants for specific terms to determine if they should be rejected.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of grant

Noun

Chinese authorities this year proposed mutual aid elder care services to cover 70% of regions by 2030.

— HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Tour Edge used a titanium face fused with a stainless steel head and put weight low and deep to help launch the ball and aid in forgiveness.

— Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of aid

Noun

Connecticut was among the few states helping to cover the loss of federal health insurance subsidies by earmarking millions of dollars to soften the blow for more than 150,000 Connecticut residents.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
But official data shows around 40 million people across the country still depend on government living subsidies.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

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