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a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
the committee receives an annual subvention from the foundation to run the museum
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Recent Examples of subventions
It’s needed, Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West contends, to shore up vital health care services threatened by reductions in federal subventions and the state budget’s own deficits.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subventions
Noun
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Adolfo Garcia, a multinational lawyer with Brown Rudnick who had dealings in Cuba, said that in the 2010s, Cuba's economy continued to contract despite oil subsidies from its ally Venezuela.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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With the loss of the Obamacare subsidies the same plan costs $1,500 a month.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
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Shores said merchant ad grants are available to subsidize local merchant advertising.—
Joe Marusak
May 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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Today, the private hospital, which operates as a non-profit, relies largely on donations from Haitians and supporters abroad, along with limited partnerships and grants, whose certainty isn’t guaranteed.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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“Subventions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subventions. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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