as in grant
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 subsidy
If the Affordable Care Act subsidies are not renewed, premiums are expected to double, according to the research organization KFF.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
One other thing about those subsidies going away.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The subsidies were put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic and are set to expire at year’s end, spiking premiums as much as double, in some estimates.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
On Capitol Hill right now, there's a partisan argument over if and when lawmakers need to act to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
One other thing about those subsidies going away.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The subsidies were put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic and are set to expire at year’s end, spiking premiums as much as double, in some estimates.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
On Capitol Hill right now, there's a partisan argument over if and when lawmakers need to act to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidy
Noun
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Jefferson County Public Schools agreed to change several policies to keep a federal magnet school grant.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The court will decide whether to extend McElroy’s TRO into a longer preliminary injunction, which would keep the FEMA homeland security grants available while the case proceeds.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Maximum allotments have been increased in comparison to last year’s SNAP benefits, as noted below.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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In addition, students were given 3,000 tickets more than their usual 5,000 allotment.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Since none of the 12 appropriations bills have been approved, this shutdown is more extensive than the partial shutdown that started in December 2018, when Congress had enacted five of the 12 appropriations bills, said the nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank Committee for a Responsible Budget.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Republicans instead want to pass a short-term funding bill to keep the government open for a few weeks while bipartisan negotiations on appropriations take place.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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