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subsidy

[ suhb-si-dee ]

noun

, plural sub·si·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.


subsidy

/ ˈsʌbsɪdɪ /

noun

  1. a financial aid supplied by a government, as to industry, for reasons of public welfare, the balance of payments, etc
  2. English history a financial grant made originally for special purposes by Parliament to the Crown
  3. any monetary contribution, grant, or aid


subsidy

  1. 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

  • anti·subsi·dy noun plural antisubsidies
  • non·subsi·dy noun plural nonsubsidies

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Word History and Origins

Origin of subsidy1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English subsidie, from Anglo-French, from Latin subsidium “auxiliary force, reserve, help,” equivalent to sub- sub- + sid-, combining form of sedēre “to sit” ( sit 1 ) + -ium -ium

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Word History and Origins

Origin of subsidy1

C14: from Anglo-Norman subsidie, from Latin subsidium assistance, from subsidēre to remain, from sub- down + sedēre to sit

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Synonym Study

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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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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