soft money

noun

chiefly US
: money that is given to a political party rather than to a particular candidate

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As a Canadian company, Abrupt has a track record in international co-productions, production financing and tapping tax incentives and other soft money subsidies to get its documentaries made. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Adding this to European soft money sources will, in theory, attract more content makers to use Italy as a production base and maybe even get more Italian stories on screen. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 Bilal says the financing plan draws on grants and funds, equity and in-kind support, alongside co-producers bringing hard and soft money. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 When that compact was broken last year by the administration’s unprecedented purge of support for thousands of research projects, scientists in soft money positions were the first to feel the fallout. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soft money

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“Soft money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20money. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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