subsidy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Money given by a government or organization to help support a business or activity.

   Farmers receive a government subsidy to keep food prices low.

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”).

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