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
During his administration, President Joe Biden increased the subsidies for those who earned between 100 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty level, while also extending the subsidies to those earning above 400 percent.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Rather than capping insurance rates for lower-income homeowners, which would break the market further, legislators should provide them subsidies to fire-harden their homes and reduce vegetation so their risks — and proportional insurance costs — remain manageable.
—Michael Lane, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Many Republican governors initially chose not to take advantage of the new federal subsidies to expand the program.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 30 Jan. 2025
Lukashenko's support for the war in Ukraine has led to the rupture of Belarus' ties with the U.S. and the EU, ending his gamesmanship of using the West to try to win more subsidies from the Kremlin.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Rather than capping insurance rates for lower-income homeowners, which would break the market further, legislators should provide them subsidies to fire-harden their homes and reduce vegetation so their risks — and proportional insurance costs — remain manageable.
—Michael Lane, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Many Republican governors initially chose not to take advantage of the new federal subsidies to expand the program.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 30 Jan. 2025
Lukashenko's support for the war in Ukraine has led to the rupture of Belarus' ties with the U.S. and the EU, ending his gamesmanship of using the West to try to win more subsidies from the Kremlin.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidy
Noun
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The indirect costs covered by NIH grants include lab, faculty, infrastructure and utility expenses in biomedical research, said Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office in a statement announcing the lawsuit.—
Steph Solis,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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The order also instructs the OMB director to find ways, within 30 days, to attach strings to grants that California gets from the federal government to entice the state to change its policies.—
Joseph Lawler,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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However, if a family needs more tickets, they are allowed to trade for additional ticket allotments from other families that may not need them.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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But there may be more at play than just a (potentially) unequal allotment of resources.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It is funded outside of the congressional appropriations process, and its funding comes from the Fed.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Redirecting funds from inefficient government spending in non-defense, non-veterans and non-homeland security discretionary appropriations accounts.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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