grants-in-aid

noun

plural of grant-in-aid
as in grants

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  1. grants
  2. subventions
  3. subsidies
  4. appropriations
Noun
  • Warren said the freeze would allow time to investigate how IOLTA grants are awarded.
    — Nick Sullivan July 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
  • Using basic academic terminology would place grants at risk of rejection or termination on political grounds.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of grants
Noun
  • 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.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of subventions
Noun
  • Indeed, the Government Accountability Office — a nonpartisan federal watchdog that audits government spending and efficiencies — outlined the risk of fraud tied to ACA subsidies in a December report requested by congressional Republicans.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Unlike their American counterparts, Chinese firms often benefit from subsidies, tax incentives, access to launch facilities, and investments from provincial governments.
    — Rainer Zitelmann, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of subsidies
Noun
  • Many of the projects are supported by the State of Florida through appropriations or by university bonding and private donations.
    — Florida International University, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • Also stalled are appropriations for the State Department, a resolution commemorating the anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, among other measures.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 1 July 2026
Definition of appropriations
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