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Subsidy

//ˈsʌbsɪdi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Financial support or assistance, such as a grant. countable, uncountable

    "Manufacturing firms are supported by government subsidies in some countries."

  2. 2
    a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public wordnet
  3. 3
    Money granted by parliament to the British Crown. countable, dated, uncountable

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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