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subsidy [ˈsʌbsɪdɪ] n pl -dies
1. (Economics) a financial aid supplied by a government, as to industry, for reasons of public welfare, the balance of payments, etc. 2. (Historical Terms) English history a financial grant made originally for special purposes by Parliament to the Crown 3. (Economics) any monetary contribution, grant, or aid [from Anglo-Norman subsidie, from Latin subsidium assistance, from subsidēre to remain, from sub- down + sedēre to sit] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
subsidy noun aid, help, support, grant, contribution, assistance, allowance, financial aid, stipend, subvention They've slashed state subsidies. Translations subsidy [ˈsʌbsɪdɪ] N → subvención f government subsidy → subvención f estatal, subvención f del gobierno state subsidy → subvención f estatal subsidy n → Subvention f, → Zuschuss m; there is a subsidy on butter → Butter wird subventioniert or bezuschusst; rent subsidy → Wohnungsbeihilfe f; housing subsidies (for building, renovation etc) → Wohnungsbaubeihilfen pl n subsidy [ˈsabsidi] (a sum of) money paid by a government etc to an industry etc that needs help, or to farmers etc to keep the price of their products low. subsidie إعانَه مالِيَّه субсидия subvence statsstøtte die Subvention επιδότηση, επιχορήγηση subsidio, subvención riigitoetus, abiraha يارانه tuki, valtionapu subvention תְּמִיכָה आर्थिक सहायता, परिदान, अर्थसाहाय novčana potpora, subvencija szubvenció subsidi obinber fjárstyrkur sussidio, sovvenzione 助成金 보조금 subsidija, dotacija subsīdija, dotācija subsidi subsidie statsstøtte, subsidier subwencja, dotacja subsídio subvenţie субсидия subvencia subvencija dotacija subvention, bidrag เงินสนับสนุน tahsisat 政府津貼 субсидія, дотація امدادی رقم tiền trợ cấp 政府津贴 v subsidize, ˈsubsidise to give a subsidy to Some industries are subsidized by the government. subsidieer يُقَدِّم إعانَه مالِيَّه субсидирам subvencovat subsidiere; give statsstøtte subventionieren επιδοτώ subvencionar toetama, doteerima كمك مالي كردن tukea subventionner לִתמוֹך आर्थिक सहायता देना podupirati novcem, subvencionirati szubvencionál memberi subsidi styrkja með opinberum fjárframlögum sovvenzionare 助成する 보조금을 주다 subsidijuoti, dotuoti subsidēt diberi subsidi subsidi{#225}{#137}{#225}ren gi (stats)støtte til, subsidiere dotować subsidiar a subvenţiona субсидировать subvencovať subvencionirati dotirati subventionera ให้ความช่วยเหลือด้านการเงิน mali destek sağlamak, sübvansiyon yapmak 資助 субсидувати امداد دینا trợ cấp, bao cấp 资助 subsidy → إعانة مالية dotace støtte Zuschuss επιδότηση subvención tukimaksu subvention subvencija sussidio 助成金 보조금 subsidie subsidie dotacja subsídio субсидия subvention เงินช่วยเหลือ sübvansiyon tiền trợ cấp 津贴 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Under their auspices, Lieutenant (now Captain) Speke has associated with him Captain Grant, of the army in India; they have put themselves at the head of a numerous and well-equipped expedition; their mission is to ascend the lake and return to Gondokoro; they have received a subsidy of more than five thousand pounds, and the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope has placed Hottentot soldiers at their disposal; they set out from Zanzibar at the close of October, 1860. It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the American engineers found the most formidable difficulties in laying the road, and that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile, instead of sixteen thousand allowed for the work done on the plains. Isaac the Jew also seemed to have vanished, and with him the hope of certain sums of money, making up the subsidy for which Prince John had contracted with that Israelite and his brethren. |
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