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subsidies

NOUN

money given to help another

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid allowance appropriation assistance bonus contribution endowment financial aid gift grant payment pension premium scholarship support

STRONG

alimony bequest bounty fellowship gratuity help honorarium indemnity reward subsidization subvention tribute

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forfeit hindrance injury loss stop

Example Sentences

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They included cuts to unemployment benefits and housing subsidies and the privatization of public services, as well as tax cuts and a reform of the pension system to make it more affordable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

One reason, Tillin says, is the rise of "competitive welfarism": almost every major party now offers some version of cash transfers, subsidies or free services, often trying to outbid rivals during campaigns.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

If you not yet 65 and are using ACA coverage, Roth conversions can obliterate premium subsidies.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

They also spoke out against "pervasive, opaque and harmful industrial subsidies, market-distortive practices of state-owned enterprises, and all forms of forced technology transfer".

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Expenditures on public housing have fallen since the 1980s, and the expansion of public rental subsidies came to a halt in the mid-1990s.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich