subsidynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsʌb.sɪ.di/us/ˈsʌb.sə.di/C1 money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen:
The company received a substantial government subsidy.
The government is planning to abolish subsidies to farmers.
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- state subsidies
- The steel industry was at the time coddled by trade protection and massive subsidies.
- They are planning in increase housing subsidies for the poor.
- Companies who recruit through the scheme will receive a subsidy of £50 a week.
- It may be eligible for a government subsidy.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Grants & allowances
- all expenses paid idiom
- allowance
- benefit
- bursary
- civil list
- cost-of-living allowance
- dearness allowance
- endowment
- expense account
- featherbed
- freeship
- fringe benefit
- housekeeping
- old age pension
- scholarship
- stabilizer
- subsidize
- travel expenses
- unemployment
- unemployment benefit
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