Subsidy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsʌbsɪdi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Subsidy is a noun meaning Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.
Meaning
Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.
More Meanings
- (dated) Money granted by parliament to the British Crown.
Example Sentences
Manufacturing firms are supported by government subsidies in some countries.
You don't have to be Einstein to work out that this level of government subsidy is unsustainable.
British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far.
Word Forms
- subsidies
Antonyms for subsidy
Common opposites include tax.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include subvention, subsidized, subsidised, subsidisation, subsidization, grant-in-aid.
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