subsidy

C2 Topic:Economics & Markets

US /ˈsɐbsɪdi/ UK /ˈsʌbsɪdi/ See IPA manual

Freq #34500

Meanings

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.

Thesaurus

Opposites

tax

Word family

Forms subsidies

Derived forms cross-subsidy

Related forms subside subsidence subsidiarysubsidisesubsidize

Simplified etymology

Subsidy entered English in the late Middle English period and ultimately derives from Latin sedere, “to sit.” It belongs to the same historical word family as seat, subside, sediment, and session.

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”).

subsidy Middle English subsidee xno

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Topics

Economics & Markets Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives

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# subsidy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɐbsɪdi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌbsɪdi/
**Frequency rank:** 34500

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

## Examples
- Farmers receive a government subsidy to keep food prices low.

## Antonyms
- tax

## Derived Forms
- cross-subsidy

## Related Forms
- subside
- subsidence
- subsidiary
- subsidise
- subsidize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: subsidy
- Root: subsidee

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Subsidy is 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”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include subsidy (Middle English) and subsidee (xno). Current senses include money given by a government or organization to help support a business or activity. The wider family includes derived forms such as cross-subsidy and related words such as subside, subsidence, subsidiary, subsidise, and subsidize.

## Topics
- Economics & Markets
- Money & Finance
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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