subventions

noun

plural of subvention
as in subsidies
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. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subventions
  1. subsidies
  2. grants
Noun
  • Traditional oil and gas majors sank, while solar and green energy stocks surged, driven by expectations that a Democratic Congress will resume pushing subsidies for them.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • When those federal subsidies expired at the end of last year, millions saw their monthly premium bills double or even triple — forcing about 3 million people to walk away from their coverage altogether.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of subsidies
Noun
  • The duo co-sponsored the Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill that would make youth sports eligible for federal economic development grants.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • One proposal from the OMB in particular, a set of rule changes that would have granted political appointees—and not area experts—control over which grants were approved, was voted down by Congress in a stopgap funding bill that passed in September.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of grants

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