subsidy
Financial support or assistance, such as a grantFinancial support or assistance, such as a grant.
» She turned down the subsidy that I offered.
Вона відмовилася від грошової допомоги, яку я запропонувала.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.
Manufacturing firms are supported by government subsidies in some countries.
Subvention, Unterstützung, Subsidium
субси́дияsubsídija
субси́діяsubsýdija
(countable, dated, uncountable)Money granted by parliament to the British Crown.
- a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public
Examples
28 sentencesShe turned down the subsidy that I offered.
Вона відмовилася від грошової допомоги, яку я запропонувала.
Algeria needs to reduce energy subsidies.
Government subsidies will also be reduced.
Algeria has many wide-ranging subsidy programs.
My financial situation is supported by a state subsidy.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English subsidy, subsidie, from Anglo-Norman subsidee, subsidie, from Old FrenFrom Middle English subsidy, subsidie, from Anglo-Norman subsidee, subsidie, from Old French subside, from Latin subsidium (support, assistance), from subsido from sub- (“below”) + sīdō (“sit”).
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Forms
plural: subsidiesAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable