subsidy
[ suhb-si-dee ]
/ ˈsʌb sɪ di /
noun, plural sub·si·dies.
a direct pecuniary aid furnished by a government to a private industrial undertaking, a charity organization, or the like.
a sum paid, often in accordance with a treaty, by one government to another to secure some service in return.
a grant or contribution of money.
money formerly granted by the English Parliament to the crown for special needs.
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RELATED WORDS
premium, gift, grant, bonus, assistance, support, appropriation, pension, aid, contribution, scholarship, endowment, payment, allowance, alimony, subvention, help, gratuity, honorarium, subsidization
Nearby words
- subsidiary company,
- subsidiary ledger,
- subsidiary rights,
- subsidise,
- subsidize,
- subsist,
- subsistence,
- subsistence allowance,
- subsistence farming,
- subsistence level
Origin of subsidy
SYNONYMS FOR subsidy
1. Subsidy, subvention are both grants of money, especially governmental, to aid private undertakings. A subsidy is usually given to promote commercial enterprise: a subsidy to manufacturers during a war. A subvention is usually a grant to stimulate enterprises connected with science and the arts: a subvention to a research chemist by a major company.
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subsidy
/ (ˈsʌbsɪdɪ) /
noun plural -dies
a financial aid supplied by a government, as to industry, for reasons of public welfare, the balance of payments, etc
English history a financial grant made originally for special purposes by Parliament to the Crown
any monetary contribution, grant, or aid
Word Origin for subsidy
C14: from Anglo-Norman subsidie, from Latin subsidium assistance, from subsidēre to remain, from sub- down + sedēre to sit
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subsidy
late 14c., from Anglo-French subsidie, from Old French subside "help, aid, contribution," from Latin subsidium "help, aid, assistance, (military) reinforcements," from sub "behind, near" (see sub-) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary).
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subsidy
A grant made by a government to some individual or business in order to maintain an acceptable standard of living or to stimulate economic growth.
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