Word: Subsidy
How to pronounce: ˈsʌbsɪdɪ
Noun
Definitions:
1. A sum of money granted by the government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low or competitive.
Example sentences: "A farm subsidy"
2. A parliamentary grant to the sovereign for state needs.
Example sentences: "In return for granting subsidies, Parliament demanded ever new powers from the monarchy."
Synonyms:
donation
subvention
grant
entitlement
aid
appropriation
allocation
Derivations:
subsidized
subsidising
subsidizing
subsiding
subsidize
subsidise
subside
Subsidy in Other Languages...
Spanish: Subvención
German: Subvention
French: Subvention
Italian: Sovvenzione
Turkish: Sübvansiyon
