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

Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.

Manufacturing firms are supported by government subsidies in some countries.
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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

Subsidy Sentence Examples

  • The company receives a heavy subsidy from the national government.

  • The state controls all ecclesiastical appointments, decides on the passing or rejection of all decrees of the Holy See, and provides an annual subsidy for maintenance of the churches and clergy.

  • The deficiency between revenue and expenditure is met by a subsidy from the imperial government.

  • Simply calling for subsidy removal is unlikely to succeed.

  • It was the first German colony to dispense (1903-1904) with an imperial subsidy towards its upkeep. Several firms have acquired plantations in which coffee, cocoa, cotton, kola and other tropical products are cultivated.

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