state aid

noun

: public monies appropriated by a state government for the partial support or improvement of a public local institution

Examples of state aid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The commission hasn’t shied away from retrospectively applying this principle in other state aid cases, making its selective devotion to the separate-entity approach all the more curious. Ryan Finley, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 Judges at the bloc’s General Court found E.U. state aid watchdogs made several errors. Samuel Stolton and Jennifer Duggan / Bloomberg, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024 Notably, in the Fiat and Amazon cases, which were decided in 2022 and 2023 respectively, the ECJ ruled that similar deals struck in Luxembourg did not amount to state aid. Margaret Taylor, WIRED, 10 Sep. 2024 College students need to submit a financial aid application in order to receive federal and state aid, scholarships, paid campus positions, loans and more. Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for state aid 

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Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of state aid was in 1855

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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20aid. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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