subsidy
noun
a direct pecuniary aid furnished by a government to a private industrial undertaking, a charity organization, or the like.
subsidies
-
pluralof subsidy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
New York last year spent $1.2 billion on production subsidies, which is more than twice as much as the revenue generated by its congestion tax on drivers entering Manhattan’s business district.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
More than three dozen states offer subsidies for the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Firms across Europe have been switching to electricity from fossil fuels for their industrial needs, encouraged by subsidies from EU funds.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Carney said Canadian subsidies for Francophone culture, the role of Francophone online media and bilingual labeling of products sold in Canada were among the issues at stake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Considerable airtime is devoted to the comfortable lives, by North Korean standards, of defectors living in South Korea, where they receive housing and other subsidies from the government in Seoul.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
