Definitions
Financial support, often from a government.
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“Manufacturing firms are supported by government subsidies in some countries.”
“You don't have to be Einstein to work out that this level of government subsidy is unsustainable.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Government support payment”7 letters
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