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 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, 7 Oct. 2026 Gina Hinojosa, Democrat One of Hinojosa’s campaign promises is to put more money in Texans’ pockets, and part of that plan is to use savings from ending corporate subsidies to cut property taxes. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 However, the recent rise in fuel prices due to the Iran war, alongside the removal of subsidies in Nigeria and a significant drop in solar panel prices in recent decades, are driving the shift to solar. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Japan’s government says maintaining residents is crucial to national security and has provided subsidies to lure people to work in tourism, fishing and other industries. — Lefteris Pitarakis, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Some relative had hanged themselves from the rafter years ago, something about the price of corn and subsidies and ruin, and Carrie said the barn was haunted. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 County officials estimated up to 6,700 Placer County residents could eventually lose their Covered California insurance because federal premium subsidies expired. — JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Many Obamacare enrollees receive premium tax credits — also known as premium subsidies — that reduce their health insurance premiums. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidies
  1. grants
  2. allotments
  3. appropriations
Noun
  • 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
  • These allotments seemed more than reasonable given the annual water flow at the time.
    — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Since the current auction process began in late July, entire daily allotments have routinely sold out, despite the increases in auction prices that have occurred over the past few months.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of allotments
Noun
  • If voters approve the sales tax initiatives, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK would be required to approve specific appropriations during future public meetings.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The $1 million was included at Matsui’s request in the fiscal 2026 budget in January and became law April 30 as part of a congressional appropriations package.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of appropriations

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“Subsidies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidies. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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