subsidies

noun

plural of subsidy
as in grants
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action government subsidies for farmers in case of crop failure

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Recent Examples of subsidies Jeffries vowed to reverse cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies should Democrats retake the House majority in November. — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026 The state is often not an effective allocator of capital; in recent years, driven by government subsidies and centralised production goals, supply has massively outpaced demand in the real estate and green tech sectors. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 15 Aug. 2026 Dozens of developing and emerging-market countries adopted nearly 200 emergency measures, including conservation mandates, fuel subsidies to tax suspensions, and emergency efforts to secure alternative supplies. — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026 Banks can now buy more credits, putting more equity into each deal, just as state housing subsidies shrink. — Solomon Greene, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026 The Motion Picture Editors Guild and the California Post Alliance have been pushing for the bill, arguing that California is losing jobs to other states and countries that provide their own subsidies. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Additionally, the end of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies has led to more uninsured individuals, increasing hospital emergency care demands. — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The Illinois legislature authorized subsidies for geothermal pilot projects last fall. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Baker said that the approach could have an economic impact without depending on carbon credits, government subsidies, or environmental mandates. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidies
  1. grants
  2. allotments
  3. appropriations
Noun
  • Private student loans are a common pay to pay for what savings, federal loans, scholarships and grants don’t cover.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
  • His allies in the legal community especially recalled his work on behalf of the mentally ill through the Broward Behavioral Health Coalition, or BBHC, which manages state and federal grants for substance abuse and mental health programs.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of grants
Noun
  • Some addicts learned to game the system by obtaining daily allotments of hydromorphone pills—15 or more a day was typical—and then selling them to dealers in exchange for stronger fentanyl concoctions.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • These phones have different sizes and shapes, different memory and storage allotments, and different camera systems.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
Definition of allotments
Noun
  • In a biannual appropriations committee hearing, bills added to the suspense file during the Legislative session are permitted to move to the Senate or Assembly floor or are quietly halted.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But once similar requirements appear in state statutes, appropriations bills or governing-board directives, the institution no longer controls the terms.
    — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of appropriations

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