non-subsidy
sɪ 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.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English subsidie < Anglo-French < Latin subsidium auxiliary force, reserve, help, equivalent to sub- sub- + sid-, combining form of sedēre to sit1 + -ium -ium
1325–75; Middle English subsidie < Anglo-French < Latin subsidium auxiliary force, reserve, help, equivalent to sub- sub- + sid-, combining form of sedēre to sit1 + -ium -ium
Related forms
an·ti·sub·si·dy, noun, plural an·ti·sub·si·dies.
non·sub·si·dy, noun, plural non·sub·si·dies.
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.
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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| —n , pl -dies | |
| 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 |
| [C14: from Anglo-Norman subsidie, from Latin subsidium assistance, from subsidēre to remain, from sub- down + sedēre to sit] | |
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Word Origin & History
subsidy
late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. subsidie, from O.Fr. subside "help, aid, contribution," from L. subsidium "help, aid, assistance, (military) reinforcements," from sub "behind, near" + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). Subsidize is from 1795. Originally of nations, "to buy neutrality
or alliance." Meaning "to support by grants of money" is from 1828.
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Cultural Dictionary
subsidy definition
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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