Subsidy Definition

sŭbsĭ-dē
subsidies
noun
A grant of money.
Webster's New World
Monetary assistance granted by a government to a person or group in support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest.
American Heritage
Financial assistance given by one person or government to another.
American Heritage
Money formerly granted to the British Crown by Parliament.
American Heritage
Manufacturing firms are supported by government subsidies in some countries.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Subsidy

Noun

Singular:
subsidy
Plural:
subsidies

Origin of Subsidy

  • Middle English subsidie from Anglo-Norman from Latin subsidium support sub- behind, beneath sub– sedēre to sit sed- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin subsidium, from subsidere (“subsidize").

    From Wiktionary

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