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subsidy
[ suhb-si-dee ]
noun
- a direct pecuniary aid furnished by a government to a private industrial undertaking, a charity organization, or the like.
- a sum paid, often in accordance with a treaty, by one government to another to secure some service in return.
- a grant or contribution of money.
- money formerly granted by the English Parliament to the crown for special needs.
subsidy
/ ˈsʌbsɪdɪ /
noun
- a financial aid supplied by a government, as to industry, for reasons of public welfare, the balance of payments, etc
- English history a financial grant made originally for special purposes by Parliament to the Crown
- any monetary contribution, grant, or aid
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.
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Other Words From
- anti·subsi·dy noun plural antisubsidies
- non·subsi·dy noun plural nonsubsidies
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of subsidy1
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Example Sentences
This welfare spending discourages work, increases taxes, and operates as a hidden and inefficient subsidy to low-wage businesses.
Put another way, the subsidy gives the United States leverage over the decision-making of an important ally.
We must discover a means of subsidy by which music and parallel arts may thrive unapologetically.
Government ownership, operation, regulation, and subsidy of schools and colleges should be ended.
The costs could be passed on to customers in the form of higher premiums and to taxpayers in the form of higher subsidy expense.
As Frederick refused to give any pledge as to the terms on which he would make peace, the British government refused the subsidy.
We maun get another subsidy frae the Commons, and that will make ae compting of it.
Yes,” said the envoy, “and the only one among then who demands no subsidy.
You may call it a subsidy, or an imperial contribution; it is not a benefit, for the receiver cannot think of it without shame.
The history of the subsidy is instructive as to the tendencies of direct taxation in all countries.
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