subsidy
noun
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Synonyms
allocation, allotment, annuity, appropriation, entitlement, grant, subvention
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Yang has plenty of ideas endorsed by climate experts, such as ending fossil fuel subsidies, a carbon tax and dividend to fund new technologies, stopping fossil fuel development on all public lands, and net-zero car emissions by 2030. — Caitlin Conant, CBS News, "2020 Daily Trail Markers: Another Kennedy?," 26 Aug. 2019 The end of Soviet largesse in the early 1990s, which sent Cuban gross domestic tumbling by a third, led Fidel Castro to grant more autonomy to government enterprise, encourage self-employment and slash lavish state subsidies. — Mac Margolis, chicagotribune.com, "New U.S. sanctions on Cuba have a silver lining," 20 Aug. 2019 And the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, which administers the program, offers tenants little assistance in finding the best use of the subsidy, working with landlords or exploring options in lower poverty neighborhoods. — Leila Atassi, cleveland.com, "Why housing vouchers fail to help Clevelanders escape poverty, and how we can do better: Leila Atassi," 20 Aug. 2019 The Trump administration has sought to slash rental subsidies as well as programs that fund public housing repairs, build new affordable housing and improve municipal infrastructure systems. — Danielle Ohl, ProPublica, "Trump Called Baltimore “Vermin Infested” While the Federal Government Fails to Clean Up Rodents in Subsidized Housing," 14 Aug. 2019 The governor did not announce changes to his plans to eliminate funding for the Alaska State Council on the Arts, the Online With Libraries internet-access subsidy, or the elimination of a homework-help telephone line. — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, "Gov. Dunleavy says he will reverse his vetoes on early education cuts," 14 Aug. 2019 The production tax credit, a federal subsidy, is set to end at the end of the year. — Benjamin Storrow, Scientific American, "Giant Turbines Propel Boom in Wind Energy," 5 Aug. 2019 The presence of millions of undocumented people who are ineligible for Medicaid, Medicare, Affordable Care Act subsidies, and many categories of jobs is a major driver of the uninsurance rate. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "Democrats are skipping the most important health care debate," 2 Aug. 2019 Biden’s plan would allow more middle- and upper-middle income people to qualify for subsidies, which could add to the attraction of more comprehensive coverage. — Noam N. Levey, latimes.com, "Joe Biden unveils his alternative to ‘Medicare for all’," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'subsidy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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