Thesaurus results for SUBSIDIES

subsidies

noun

plural of subsidy

as in grants

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 subsidies The European Commission is aware of this challenge and opened a foreign subsidies investigation into Goldwind’s activities in the EU wind sector in February. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Tinubu will face familiar opponents Atiku Abubakar — who has pledged to reinstate fuel subsidies — and Peter Obi in a repeat of the last presidential election. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Some relative had hanged themselves from the rafter years ago, something about the price of corn and subsidies and ruin, and Carrie said the barn was haunted. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 County officials estimated up to 6,700 Placer County residents could eventually lose their Covered California insurance because federal premium subsidies expired. — JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Many Obamacare enrollees receive premium tax credits — also known as premium subsidies — that reduce their health insurance premiums. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 The move comes at a time when many Obamacare enrollees are struggling to maintain their coverage – or have dropped their policies – after congressional Republicans allowed the enhanced ACA premium subsidies to expire at the end of last year. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 The incentive would stack on top of state tax credits, combining to create the world’s most generous subsidies for film and TV. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 The administration charged that some recipients were not real people and others had received subsidies without being qualified for them. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

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Next, the village hopes to pursue grants to restore the house and develop the area further as a tourist draw, with the potential for new restaurants and a museum, Key said.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
The foundation runs like a business, using performance metrics to evaluate its grants and tying funding decisions to outcomes such as job placement rates, Ben Jaafar said.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of grants

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These allotments seemed more than reasonable given the annual water flow at the time.

— Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026
Since the current auction process began in late July, entire daily allotments have routinely sold out, despite the increases in auction prices that have occurred over the past few months.

— SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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Congress has failed to pass all appropriations bills by the beginning of the fiscal year, for the thirtieth year in a row.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Vought understands that federal funding provides a tool to consolidate power into the White House, said Bagenstos, who is now a law professor at the University of Michigan, specializing in disability and appropriations law.

— Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Sep. 2026

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