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Word entry · 7 letters

subsidy

Best crossword clue

"Government support payment"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈsʌbsɪdi/Part of speech nounSorted bdissuyStarts with SEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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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