Synonyms of subsidies

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grants
• allotments
• appropriations
• funds
• subventions
• allocations
• entitlements
• annuities
• allowances
• endowments
• assistances
• aids
• benefits
• block grants
• set-asides
• stipends
• grants-in-aid
• trust funds
• legacies
• bequests
• advances
• state aids
• reliefs
• foreign aids
• trusts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subsidies

At the same time, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s vast economic reforms sparked high inflation after fuel subsidies were removed three years ago and the currency was devalued. — ABC News, 19 July 2026

This is the true bureaucracy standing in the way of housing that families can afford — not federal programs or subsidies helping those very families stay housed. — Jake Day, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2026

These are subsidies for the act of training a person, and the benefit is consumed as it is used. — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Some of those families faced double-digit increases this year because of rising medical costs and the end of enhanced federal subsidies that Congress had approved as a temporary measure during the pandemic. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Without those subsidies, monthly insurance bills went up on average by 58%, according to health policy researchers at KFF — a cost that would have been even higher had many people not switched to cheaper, high-deductible plans. — Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Many of those patients had dropped their Affordable Care Act plans after losing enhanced subsidies, HCA Healthcare said, an early indicator of the fallout from the expiration of ACA enhanced premium tax credits in January. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 15 July 2026

Indeed, the Government Accountability Office — a nonpartisan federal watchdog that audits government spending and efficiencies — outlined the risk of fraud tied to ACA subsidies in a December report requested by congressional Republicans. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Unlike their American counterparts, Chinese firms often benefit from subsidies, tax incentives, access to launch facilities, and investments from provincial governments. — Rainer Zitelmann, Fortune, 2 July 2026