Definition of subsidy Subsidy
/sʌˈbsɪdi/ - [subsidee] - sub•si•dy
We found 11 definitions of subsidy from 8 different sources.
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What does subsidy mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: subsidies |
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| subsidy - a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence" | ||
| grant the act of providing a subsidy | ||
| subvention the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort | ||
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Wiktionary 
- subsidy (Noun)
financial support or assistance, such as a grant. - subsidy (Noun)
money granted by parliament to the British Crown.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- subsidy (n.)
Support; aid; cooperation; esp., extraordinary aid in money rendered to the sovereign or to a friendly power. - subsidy (n.)
Specifically: A sum of money paid by one sovereign or nation to another to purchase the cooperation or the neutrality of such sovereign or nation in war. - subsidy (n.)
A grant from the government, from a municipal corporation, or the like, to a private person or company to assist the establishment or support of an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public; a subvention; as, a subsidy to the owners of a line of ocean steamships.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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subsidy
Any monetary grant made by the government to a private industrial undertaking or charitable organization, but especially one given to consumers or producers in order to lower the market price of some service or product and make it readily affordable to the public.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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subsidy
sub′si-di, n. assistance: aid in money: a sum of money paid by one state to another for assistance in war.—adv. Subsid′iarily.—adj. Subsid′iary, furnishing a subsidy, help, or additional supplies: aiding.—n. one who, or that which, aids or supplies: an assistant.—v.t. Sub′sidīse, to furnish with a subsidy, grant, or regular allowance: to purchase the aid of, to buy over.—Subsidiary troops, mercenaries. [Fr.,—L. subsidium, orig. troops stationed behind in reserve, aid—sub, under, sidĕre, to settle.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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subsidy
A stipulated sum of money paid by one ruler to another, in pursuance of a treaty of alliance for offensive and defensive war. Also, a sum allowed for the conveyance of mails.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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subsidy
A stipulated sum of money, paid by one prince to another in pursuance of a treaty of alliance for offensive or defensive war. Subsidiary troops, are the troops of a nation assisting those of another, for a given sum or subsidy.
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🔤- subsidy, noun, singular of subsidies.
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