as in subsidies
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
the committee receives an annual subvention from the foundation to run the museum
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Recent Examples of subventions
It’s needed, Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West contends, to shore up vital health care services threatened by reductions in federal subventions and the state budget’s own deficits.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subventions
Noun
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And then the Chinese government used the conversion to pure EVs to end subsidies, to change the level playing field, to tilt it in the local OEMs’ favor.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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Stadiums are notorious for their lack of multiplier impact, which is one reason these days why sports team owners, such as the McCaskey family that controls the Bears, have such a hard time hoodwinking governments into giving them direct subsidies to build their stadiums.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Founded to democratize access to resources from the modern film industry, Decentralized Pictures has already awarded more than $1 million in grants and support to indie filmmakers.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Best Friends Animal Society, which receives 51 percent of the voting proceeds, is giving $337,000 in grants to 117 shelters and rescues whose adoptable or alumni pets received the most votes.—
Liz Gray,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Subventions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subventions. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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