subsidy
verb
- to subsidize something or someone
noun
- money provided to lower the cost of something
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbsɪdi/ / /ˈsɐbsɪdi/ / /ˈsɐbsədi/
noun
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”).
- Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.
“Manufacturing firms are supported by government subsidies in some countries.”
“British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far.”
- Money granted by parliament to the British Crown.