state aid

noun

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: public monies appropriated by a state government for the partial support or improvement of a public local institution

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Past solutions have frequently come at the expense of county governments who rely on billions in state aid to balance their books and deliver key services. — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026 In 2023, as county executive, Crowley helped spearhead a bipartisan deal in the Legislature that sent more state aid to Milwaukee and local communities. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Win for America is also spending heavily on races in Pennsylvania, where there was a push to raise taxes on the online sports betting industry to boost state aid for public transportation, election records show. — Dawn Kopecki, USA Today, 28 July 2026 The conference says communities lose more than $400 million annually because overall state aid to school districts generally hasn’t kept pace with inflation with decades. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for state aid

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First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of state aid was in 1855

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