state aid

American  

noun

1. financial support extended by a state government to a local institution serving the public, as a school or library.

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Etymology

Origin of state aid

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

DB Cargo, its loss-making freight arm, is facing an EU investigation under state aid rules and the firm said in February it would cut about 6,000 jobs in Germany, equivalent to half its domestic workforce.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Last year, the state’s community colleges had 1.2 million fake applicants, leading to roughly $8.4 million and more than $2.7 million in stolen federal and state aid, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

But unlike previous years, where state aid budgets, grants and other forms of concessional finance dominated negotiations, talks at this year’s conference headed in a new direction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Most of the people we spoke to when in Mayotte were yet to receive any state aid, five days after the cyclone.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

Too high, it was true, for an island family without state aid to contemplate, but low enough for me to dream and work toward.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson