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
As recent as Wednesday, China expanded its consumer trade-in scheme aimed at spurring consumption through equipment upgrades and subsidies.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Over time, this will result in more people fiscally elevating themselves, reducing the State’s subsidy and potentially increasing the state’s revenue.
—Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Those subsidies, approved by Mr. Biden and Democratic lawmakers, are set to expire this year.
—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Data from the International Energy Agency indicates fossil fuel subsidies reached an all-time high in 2022, with oil subsidies increasing 85 percent.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Over time, this will result in more people fiscally elevating themselves, reducing the State’s subsidy and potentially increasing the state’s revenue.
—Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Those subsidies, approved by Mr. Biden and Democratic lawmakers, are set to expire this year.
—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Data from the International Energy Agency indicates fossil fuel subsidies reached an all-time high in 2022, with oil subsidies increasing 85 percent.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidy
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Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, the Village Board allocated $450,000 in business improvement grants of up to $100,000 per business, Glenview spokesman David Just said.Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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While average payments for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are not available, the maximum allotment will increase from $943 a month to $967.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The city instead gets most of its water from the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which draws water from the Owens Valley in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, and the Metropolitan Water District, which receives a large allotment from the Colorado River and Delta.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Yee-Wallace questioned whether the remaining damages — the punitive damages — would come from a state Department of Administration fund or Boise State’s general appropriations.Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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Anderson gave us the Puzzle bag, the Gate bag, and a celebrated high-fashion appropriation of the humble market tote.Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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