as in subsidy
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as in financing
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
her will funded a new science center for her beloved alma mater
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as in subsidizing
to provide money for
Dad advised me to get a job because he wasn't going to fund my social life forever
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In Europe, the company is facing a European Union investigation into whether China provided unfair subsidies to a BYD plant in Hungary, according to a Financial Times report.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025 -
As penny-pinching became even more vital coming out of the strikes, productions are increasingly opting to shoot in regions with more generous subsidies for Hollywood.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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Barry Broome, president and CEO of Greater Sacramento Economic Council, said the region would have to be aggressive in coming up with financing to support an expansion team.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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It is reportedly set to raise a $40 billion financing round at a valuation as high as $300 billion and says revenue will triple this year to $12.7 billion.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
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His research findings can be applied China’s current strategy of subsidizing distressed companies, which is driving cheaper exports into global markets and could pose challenges for local suppliers.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Then why is the public subsidizing this activity?—
Evan Simon,
ABC News,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Moody’s also noted that a possible increase in the excise tax on university endowments would hit more wealthy institutions’ budgets.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2025
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In 2017, the first Trump administration imposed a 1.4 percent tax on large private university endowments.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Funding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funding. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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