HyperDic: block_grant

English > 1 sense of the expression block grant:
NOUNactblock granta grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs
English > block grant: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs.
Example"block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare"
Broadergrant, subsidization, subsidisationThe act of providing a subsidy

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