单词 | subsidy |
释义 | subsidy/ˈsʌbsɪdi /noun (plural subsidies) 1A sum of money granted by the state or a public body to help an industry or business keep the price of a commodity or service low: a farm subsidy [mass noun]: the rail service now operates without subsidy...
1.1A sum of money granted to support an undertaking held to be in the public interest: she was anxious about her Arts Council subsidy [mass noun]: the arts continued to thrive through public subsidy...
1.2A grant or contribution of money: the position is generously rewarded and benefits include a mortgage subsidy the country’s economy is near to collapse after the end of Soviet subsidies...
Synonyms grant, allowance, endowment, contribution, donation, bursary, gift, present, investment, bestowal, benefaction, allocation, allotment, handout; backing, support, aid, assistance, charity, relief, sponsorship, finance, funding, subvention informal helping hand, leg up historical alms rare donative 2 historical A parliamentary grant to the sovereign for state needs.In return for granting subsidies, Parliament demanded ever new powers from the monarchy....
2.1A tax levied on a particular occasion.We are headed toward completely socialized medicine - and, if we take indirect tax subsidies into account, we're already halfway there....
OriginLate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French subsidie, from Latin subsidium 'assistance'. |
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