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 The European Commission is aware of this challenge and opened a foreign subsidies investigation into Goldwind’s activities in the EU wind sector in February. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Tinubu will face familiar opponents Atiku Abubakar — who has pledged to reinstate fuel subsidies — and Peter Obi in a repeat of the last presidential election. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 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 The move comes at a time when many Obamacare enrollees are struggling to maintain their coverage – or have dropped their policies – after congressional Republicans allowed the enhanced ACA premium subsidies to expire at the end of last year. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidies
  1. grants
  2. allotments
  3. appropriations
Noun
  • The second motion was a preliminary injunction order (PI) intended to stop the Fearless Strivers Grant program, an initiative run by the Fearless Foundation, our nonprofit providing grants and educational resources to Black women entrepreneurs.
    — Arian Simone, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The income data is based on information collected from students who received federal loans or grants.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of grants
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of allotments
Noun
  • Congress has failed to pass all appropriations bills by the beginning of the fiscal year, for the thirtieth year in a row.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Vought understands that federal funding provides a tool to consolidate power into the White House, said Bagenstos, who is now a law professor at the University of Michigan, specializing in disability and appropriations law.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of appropriations

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