subsidy
noun
sub·si·dy
ˈsəb-sə-dē 
-zə-
plural subsidies
: a grant or gift of money: such as
a
: a sum of money formerly granted by the British Parliament to the crown and raised by special taxation
b
: money granted by one state to another
c
: a grant by a government to a private person or company to assist an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public
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Examples of subsidy in a Sentence
The city is increasing subsidies for public transit.
government subsidies for farmers in case of crop failure
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But no other disabled retirees have been able to stay on the city’s insurance after losing the subsidy, her lawyers told the court.
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Trump has also erroneously cast the U.S. trade deficit with Canada — a natural resource-rich nation that provides the U.S. with commodities like oil — as a subsidy.
—Jim Morris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Programs like inclusionary housing, which mandate affordable housing developments and use public subsidies, can help improve residents’ quality of life.
—Sherell Jackson, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
Jointly, a question arose relating to the payment of fuel subsidies.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Trump has also erroneously cast the U.S. trade deficit with Canada — a natural resource-rich nation that provides the U.S. with commodities like oil — as a subsidy.
—Jim Morris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Programs like inclusionary housing, which mandate affordable housing developments and use public subsidies, can help improve residents’ quality of life.
—Sherell Jackson, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
Jointly, a question arose relating to the payment of fuel subsidies.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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subsidy
noun
sub·si·dy
ˈsəb-səd-ē
-zəd-
plural subsidies
: a grant or gift especially of money
especially
: a grant by a government to a private person or company or to another government to assist an undertaking thought helpful to the public
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