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
There are also calls for more support for government subsidies for apprenticeships.
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Jon Marcus, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
After the initiative was approved, Disney moved to end $267 million in subsidies for a luxury hotel to evade the mandate.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Affordable Connectivity Program Providing broadband subsidies for low-income households might seem like a no-brainer, but Congress couldn’t get it together this year to renew funding for The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).
—Chloe Albanesius, PCMAG, 16 Dec. 2024
Additionally, innovations like regenerative agriculture and soil-monitoring technologies could offer hope for reversing the damage, along with subsidies for farmers adopting greener methods.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jon Marcus, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
After the initiative was approved, Disney moved to end $267 million in subsidies for a luxury hotel to evade the mandate.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Affordable Connectivity Program Providing broadband subsidies for low-income households might seem like a no-brainer, but Congress couldn’t get it together this year to renew funding for The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).
—Chloe Albanesius, PCMAG, 16 Dec. 2024
Additionally, innovations like regenerative agriculture and soil-monitoring technologies could offer hope for reversing the damage, along with subsidies for farmers adopting greener methods.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidy
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Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Metro's pilot grant funding will support Heart of Nashville's launch over the next two years.Cassandra Stephenson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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But what really sets the 2024 model apart is its starting allotment of 16GB of RAM, which is double that offered by previous generations.Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Yankees began the offseason with an allotment of about $6.3 million.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the case of the 2018-19 shutdown, five of the 12 appropriations bills went into effect, funding Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense and limiting the number of employees on furlough.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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That shutdown ended after Democrats secured a House majority in the November 2018 midterm election and quickly voted to approve the appropriations bill that had previously passed unanimously in the Senate and included no funding for the wall.Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidy. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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