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
Denmark’s annual subsidy cannot be easily replaced, and an independent Greenland cannot defend its massive coastline.
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Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
Currently, the government allocates weekly subsidies to avoid passing on the rising cost of fuel to the population and prevent spiraling inflation.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Federal dollars account for about 8% of LAHSA’s budget, money largely used for permanent housing subsidies, and the agency warns thousands of formerly homeless residents could be pushed back onto the streets.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
That mega-merger came on top of $20 billion in spending on other acquisitions, platform investments, and hardware subsidies over the last five years, the executives write.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
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Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
Currently, the government allocates weekly subsidies to avoid passing on the rising cost of fuel to the population and prevent spiraling inflation.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Federal dollars account for about 8% of LAHSA’s budget, money largely used for permanent housing subsidies, and the agency warns thousands of formerly homeless residents could be pushed back onto the streets.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
That mega-merger came on top of $20 billion in spending on other acquisitions, platform investments, and hardware subsidies over the last five years, the executives write.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidy
Noun
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The $250,000 project was funded in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Office of the Budget and the Green Family Foundation.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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While firms like Intel have accepted grants from the US government in exchange for stakes, experts questioned whether a similar arrangement could fly in the AI industry.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
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The whole issue of restocking vacant allotments?—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
10 June 2026
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The Lower Basin states recently proposed slashing their water allotments by about 20% annually and asked Upper Basin states to commit to permanent cuts to ensure water keeps flowing south.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
8 June 2026
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Immigration advocates warn that regular appropriations bills often include provisions that would require DHS to report to Congress or the public on spending, program updates and demographics of those detained.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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In a departure from the normal appropriations process, Republicans opted to fund the bulk of DHS with help from Democrats, while moving forward with funding for the department's immigration enforcement agencies on their own.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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“Subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidy. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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