subsidy (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *subsidy*:
NOUN	possession	subsidy	a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public

subsidy > pronunciation
Sounds	sah'bsihdiy
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English > *subsidy*: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning	A grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public.
Example	"a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"
Narrower	price support	A government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level
Narrower	subvention	grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution
Broader	grant	Any monetary aid
Spanish	subsidio, subvención
Catalan	subsidi, subvenció
Verbs	subsidize, subsidise	support through subsidies

HyperDic: subsidy