subsidy

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsʌbsɨdi/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular subsidy

Plural subsidies

1. (countable) A subsidy is a type of financial support, especially the use of tax revenues to support things which might otherwise fail.
   • Synonym: grant
   • Antonym: tax

   The government provides a subsidy for students that are in families not doing well financially.