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

Nigeria has faced high inflation in the three years since the removal of fuel subsidies raised costs for households and businesses. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The incentive would stack on top of state tax credits, combining to create the world’s most generous subsidies for film and TV. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

The administration charged that some recipients were not real people and others had received subsidies without being qualified for them. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

Housing advocates have said this could limit the number of people who can access federal aid programs, including rental subsidies. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Already, many import-dependent countries face shortages, fiscal pressure, and in some cases a difficult choice between cutting fuel subsidies and risking unrest or maintaining them and further weakening public finances. — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

The portal hosted aggregate data about health spending and drug subsidies and is popular with researchers and academics. — ABC News, 23 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

That will likely shield some decisions on sports subsidies from the kind of public attention that brought political heat to the county for spending millions of dollars subsidizing the World Cup last summer. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026