subsidy
sub·sidy (sub′sə dē)
noun pl. -·dies
a grant of money; specif.,
- a grant of money from one government to another, as for military aid
- a government grant to a private enterprise considered of benefit to the public
- Historical in England, money granted by Parliament to the king
Etymology: ME < Anglo-Fr subsidie < L subsidium, auxiliary forces, reserve troops, aid, support < subsidere, to sit down, remain: see subside
subsidy
n.
Converse of object
- distort: Vitally, we have moved away from the trade production distorting subsidies.
- eliminate: Sadly, removing tariffs without eliminating subsidy will continue to distort world prices resulting in food surpluses from highly mechanized farms in industrialized countries.
- abolish: The case for immediately abolishing tobacco subsidies is powerful.
- withdraw: By withdrawing public subsidy for Sinn Fein Members it underscores the disapproval of all true democrats for what has happened.
- receive: In addition, children under the age of three now receive subsidies for medical care.
Adjective modifier
- agricultural: Agricultural subsidies, steel tariffs, Kyoto, rights, the International Criminal Court are all problems.
- hidden: This suggests that there may be a hidden subsidy for crocodile producers.
- perverse: The Chancellor should act now to cut or redirect these perverse subsidies " .
- indirect: First, and most important, is early agreement on a prohibition covering all direct and indirect export subsidies.
- massive: These landowners are the beneficiaries of massive subsidies through the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU.
- hefty: Most could not function without hefty subsidies from the administering countries.
Modifies a noun
- junkie: London's Evening Standard Newspaper has labeled the Scots ` subsidy junkies ' on innumerable occasions.
Noun used with modifier
- export: Farm prices are now in free fall, driven down by export subsidies in rich countries.
- cotton: Burkina loses more money through the effect of US cotton subsidies than it receives through US aid.
- farm: Last year, farm subsidies cost the average British family £ 1,000.
- tobacco: For example, my attempts to cut the grotesque tobacco subsidy were rejected out of hand.
- wage: A wage subsidy is provided for those who attend.
- farming: It is of vital importance that farming subsidies, such as the CAP, are reformed promptly.
Preposition: among
- subgroup: Lived in the us subsidies among subgroups the percent of states have implemented.
Preposition: from
- purse: In addition, the level of subsidy from the public purse to support the network in rural areas is still very high.
From the cradle to the grave, Even if I misbehave, There's a place for me On government subsidy.
We can applaud the state lottery as a public subsidy of intelligence, for it yields public income that is calculated to lighten the tax burden of us prudent abstainers at the expense of the benighted masses of wishful thinkers.
Browse dictionary entries near subsidy
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