subsidy

sub·si·dy  (sbs-d)

n. pl. sub·si·dies

1. Monetary assistance granted by a government to a person or group in support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest.

2. Financial assistance given by one person or government to another.

3. Money formerly granted to the British Crown by Parliament.

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[Middle English subsidie, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin subsidium, support : sub-, behind, beneath; see sub- + sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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subsidy

Noun

pl -dies

1. financial aid supplied by a government, for example to industry, or for public welfare

2. any financial aid, grant, or contribution [Latin subsidium assistance]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

subsidy - a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence" grant - any monetary aid subvention - grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution price support - a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level

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subsidy

noun aid, help, support, grant, contribution, assistance, allowance, financial aid, stipend, subvention

Translations

subsidy [ˈsʌbsɪdɪ] n → subvención f

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subsidy [ˈsʌbsɪdɪ] n → subvention f

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subsidy [ˈsʌbsɪdɪ] n → Subvention f

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subsidy [ˈsʌbsɪdɪ] n → sovvenzione f