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
Those payments include various different government subsidies, ranging from emergency or disaster assistance after extreme weather events, to incentives for conservation practices or participating in one of FSA's many other programs.
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Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 10 July 2025
Those policy changes include tax incentives, government advertising, consumer subsidies and investment funds.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
And his beef with Trump—and those who empowered him to balloon the national debt while scrapping subsidies for Musk’s EV empire—is for now at least limitless.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2025
For these utilities, climate tech isn’t about subsidies but solving real business problems.
—Nicole Leblanc, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 10 July 2025
Those policy changes include tax incentives, government advertising, consumer subsidies and investment funds.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
And his beef with Trump—and those who empowered him to balloon the national debt while scrapping subsidies for Musk’s EV empire—is for now at least limitless.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2025
For these utilities, climate tech isn’t about subsidies but solving real business problems.
—Nicole Leblanc, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidy
Noun
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The grants were first established in a law passed in 1965, according to the lawsuit.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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So far, no one has publicly called for GM to return any of the grant money, though the agreement contains provisions that if the company was to violate the terms, the state has the right to clawback the funds, according to GM.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
15 July 2025
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There are also large numbers of hearty Springsteen fans from scores of countries who use their entire yearly allotment of vacation to follow him from show to show across the continent.—
Erik Kirschbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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The legislation now moves to 20 hours of marathon debate, evenly divided between both parties, with Democrats expected to use their full allotment while Republicans plan to use only a few hours.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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The measure marks only the second appropriations bill Republicans have been able to pass for 2026, after GOP appropriators said the effort to pass Trump’s tax and spending cuts megabill dominated the party’s focus over the past few months.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
18 July 2025
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Meanwhile, in Oakland, the Public Ethics Commission is seeking a measure to reduce its dependence on City Council appropriations.—
Marc Joffe,
Mercury News,
16 July 2025
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“Subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidy. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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