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sub·si·dy
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Audio Help [suhb-si-dee] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -dies.
| 1. | a direct pecuniary aid furnished by a government to a private industrial undertaking, a charity organization, or the like. |
| 2. | a sum paid, often in accordance with a treaty, by one government to another to secure some service in return. |
| 3. | a grant or contribution of money. |
| 4. | money formerly granted by the English Parliament to the crown for special needs. |
[Origin: 1325–75; ME subsidie < AF < L subsidium auxiliary force, reserve, help, equiv. to sub- sub- + sid-, comb. form of sedére to sit1 + -ium -ium
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] —Synonyms 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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