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
Wages didn’t keep pace with housing costs, which rose as post-World War II government subsidies for affordable housing faded.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Those billions in subsidies are helping to create more competition for Tesla among EV buyers who now have more options.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
But no other disabled retirees have been able to stay on the city’s insurance after losing the subsidy, her lawyers told the court.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Trump has also erroneously cast the U.S. trade deficit with Canada — a natural resource-rich nation that provides the U.S. with commodities like oil — as a subsidy.
—Jim Morris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Those billions in subsidies are helping to create more competition for Tesla among EV buyers who now have more options.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
But no other disabled retirees have been able to stay on the city’s insurance after losing the subsidy, her lawyers told the court.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Trump has also erroneously cast the U.S. trade deficit with Canada — a natural resource-rich nation that provides the U.S. with commodities like oil — as a subsidy.
—Jim Morris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidy
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In 2019, Cassava Republic was awarded a $20,000 grant to translate and produce 10 children’s books into three Nigerian languages.—
Abdi Latif Dahir,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Bonus pool money can be traded in increments of $250,000, and teams can acquire up to an additional 60% of what was in their original allotment, meaning the Dodgers potentially could add just over another $3 million to their bonus pool.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Starting Wednesday, teams may make trades to increase their signing bonus allotment by up to 60% from their initial figure.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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Bettmann Archive/Getty Images So, with the blessing of his boss, Rep. Sidney Yates, D-Ill., Alderman inserted some language in the appropriations process: The Committee has provided no funding for crowd counting activities associated with gatherings held on federal property in Washington, D.C.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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The federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which subsidizes utility costs for qualifying households, was allocated $3.7 billion as part of an appropriations bill President Joe Biden signed in September.—
J.J. McCorvey,
NBC News,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidy. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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