subsidy
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) Money granted by parliament to the British Crown.
Synonyms
financial assistance
financial support
financial aid
support in cash
economic assistance
Translations
subvention
Subvention
subsidio
sussidio
subsídio
stipendium
subsidiFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsʌbsɪdi/
Etymology
From 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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