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
The United States would match other countries’ tariffs and then add further tariffs to offset subsidies and non-tariff trade barriers in those countries.
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Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
This policy adjustment seeks to counterbalance the tariffs, taxes and subsidies that other nations impose on U.S. products.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The subsidies, authorized by the bipartisan CHIPS Act, which former President Joe Biden signed in 2022, incentivized Micron and other chip manufacturers to expand domestically.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
Federal flood insurance, tax laws and subsidies promote building in danger zones, while local zoning and labor laws make construction difficult in safer areas.
—Eli Lehrer, Boston Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
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Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
This policy adjustment seeks to counterbalance the tariffs, taxes and subsidies that other nations impose on U.S. products.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The subsidies, authorized by the bipartisan CHIPS Act, which former President Joe Biden signed in 2022, incentivized Micron and other chip manufacturers to expand domestically.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
Federal flood insurance, tax laws and subsidies promote building in danger zones, while local zoning and labor laws make construction difficult in safer areas.
—Eli Lehrer, Boston Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidy
Noun
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Yet with no grant funding available organizations like KOTM rely solely on community contributions to sustain their work.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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To date, the nonprofit has helped solved 15 cases and has awarded 228 grants since its creation in 2020.—
Sydney Cella,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The state has not increased the basic allotment per student since 2019.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2025
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Muhammad had a heated exchange with the board’s chair, Anthony Rodriguez, over the one-minute time limit Rodriguez imposed on speakers, saying there were too many people signed up to address the commission to allow for the normal two-minute allotment.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Congress failed to pass regular annual spending appropriations, instead resorting to a short-term continuing resolution.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Enacted in 1974, the law aimed to reassert Congress' power of the purse by providing the procedures for when a president wants to suspend appropriations that have already been approved by Congress.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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