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Yes, ignorant people use it all the time that way.
Investopedia is has a CEO whi is a digital media expert. Not an investment expert. I's all part of the game, to use the same correct and incorrect terms, and idioms that the ignorant masses use.
Besides the fact that one is direct and the other is indirect, there is no difference between a company receiving X dollars or getting a tax break for X dollars.