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
For instance, changes in EV subsidies, space policy, or regulatory approaches to innovation could be altered under a different administration.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Local governments in China have also been handing out up to 20,000 yuan as additional subsidies to EV buyers in schemes to expire at year-end.
—Reuters, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Maggie Wright-Oviedo, 41, Santa Fe The permanent fund now funnels more than $150 million from fossil fuel producers into child care subsidies, state officials estimate.
—Maya Huter, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
The experts recommend phasing out fossil fuel investments and subsidies and expanding funding for non-combustion renewables and other climate action to protect health.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Local governments in China have also been handing out up to 20,000 yuan as additional subsidies to EV buyers in schemes to expire at year-end.
—Reuters, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Maggie Wright-Oviedo, 41, Santa Fe The permanent fund now funnels more than $150 million from fossil fuel producers into child care subsidies, state officials estimate.
—Maya Huter, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
The experts recommend phasing out fossil fuel investments and subsidies and expanding funding for non-combustion renewables and other climate action to protect health.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidy
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The nonprofits People Assisting the Homeless, or PATH, and Healthcare in Action were supported by $17 million from California’s Encampment Resolution Funding Program, a grant that’s being split by multiple agencies around the region.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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This was made with a grant called Talent to Watch, which is a Telefilms grant for first features.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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He will also be invited to create a capsule collection for ICICLE, and receive a fabric allotment from the Alliance for European Flax, Linen & Hemp, among other prizes.Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024
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The Washington Examiner reported in September that the DEA, which is in charge of setting drug allotment quotas, has been largely uncooperative to congressional requests to alleviate the shortage.Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Oct. 2024
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Read why the drink has raised cultural appropriation questions.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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The accusations of cultural appropriation directed her way are not truly strident, though.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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