financings

noun

plural of financing
as in subsidies

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  1. subsidies
  2. endowments
  3. sponsorships
Noun
  • As private financing dries up, producers are looking for foreign subsidies.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Politicians and economists across the 27-nation bloc consider China’s massive subsidies and exports a major threat to core industrial sectors from steel foundries to car factories.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsidies
Noun
  • Yet the overall foundation response to the current crisis continues to be much less robust than during the pandemic, even as endowments have generally grown in recent years due to the strong stock market.
    — Phil Buchanan, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • This should be of particular interest to pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and insurance companies that have committed billions to climate venture funds.
    — Rob Day, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of endowments
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  • Tony Lyons, a publisher who runs the MAHA Center, MAHA PAC and several related groups, addressed criticisms about corporate sponsorships at a reception ahead of the summit.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Schools are teaming up with brands like Celsius and Monster Energy for sports sponsorships.
    — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of sponsorships
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