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
The subsidies have helped offset some of the structural cost disadvantages that manufacturers face in India, including the lack of a China-like robust supply chain and logistics challenges.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Ostro owns at least 1,200 units across Kentucky, Indiana and Texas, according to the press release from the union, many of which receive federal financing and subsidies through the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Mar. 2026
Low-income households will continue to receive a 300-rupee subsidy on LPG, but will still pay 60 rupees more per cylinder, pushing the price to 613 rupees a bottle, a government official said.
—Swati Gupta, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the government is primed to offer huge subsidies for high-tech advances in manufacturing, analysts said.
—Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Ostro owns at least 1,200 units across Kentucky, Indiana and Texas, according to the press release from the union, many of which receive federal financing and subsidies through the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Mar. 2026
Low-income households will continue to receive a 300-rupee subsidy on LPG, but will still pay 60 rupees more per cylinder, pushing the price to 613 rupees a bottle, a government official said.
—Swati Gupta, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the government is primed to offer huge subsidies for high-tech advances in manufacturing, analysts said.
—Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidy
Noun
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This year, the department’s budget is about $890 million, including grants, special revenue funds and capital improvements.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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Better Mortgage is one such online lender, and offers lower-than-average rates and other perks, like speedy closing and grants for first-time homebuyers.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the brief, researchers looked at how the Dallas, Socorro and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISDs used money from the early learning allotment to support pre-K and bilingual programs and assess the impact that funding had on students.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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This allotment is expected to completely sell out with no further restocks planned.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The appropriation, which came as part of the President’s domestic-spending bill, has kept ICE flush with cash during the shutdown.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Following the longest federal shutdown in the country’s history last year, Congress completed work on 11 of this year’s 12 appropriations bills.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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