subsidy
Origin of subsidy
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OTHER WORDS FROM subsidy
an·ti·sub·si·dy, noun, plural an·ti·sub·si·dies.non·sub·si·dy, noun, plural non·sub·si·dies.Words nearby subsidy
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What does subsidy mean?
A subsidy is a direct payment made by a government to a company or other organization as a form of assistance.
To grant subsidies is to subsidize, and the process of doing so is subsidization. Governments that grant subsidies often provide them for particular industries, such as farming. The word is most commonly used to refer to such payments.
More generally, subsidy can refer to any grant or monetary contribution. More specifically, it can refer to a payment made by one government to another for a particular service, often according to a treaty.
Example: My company received a government subsidy to help expedite the manufacturing of healthcare products.
Where does subsidy come from?
The first records of the word subsidy come from the 1300s. It ultimately derives from the Latin subsidium, meaning “auxiliary force,” “reserve,” or “help.”
Subsidies are often designed to help provide funds to companies in a particular industry, with the goal of helping that industry thrive—so it can provide jobs or otherwise stimulate economic growth. There are different kinds of subsidies, but the word is usually associated with government payments. Such payments are sometimes called government subsidies. The U.S. government grants subsidies to many industries, including to fossil fuel companies and military and automobile manufacturers.
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What are some other forms related to subsidy?
- subsidize (verb)
- antisubsidy (noun)
- nonsubsidy (noun)
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How is subsidy used in real life?
Subsidy is most commonly associated with government payments to help certain industries.
NEW: To address losses caused by Trump trade war with China, $26 billion in farm subsidies were passed out, effectively emptying the subsidy bank. Now Congress has refilled it. w/ @SharonLNYT https://t.co/mE9E0oXKFj
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) March 28, 2020
#Coronavirus: The cost of taxpayer subsidies for jobs has topped £35bn, while the value of business loans underwritten by the govt has hit £45bn https://t.co/1LqyimoINm
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) July 7, 2020
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These subsidies may help billion-dollar corporations, but we should determine if they help everyday citizens.
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Cultural definitions for 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.