| 单词 | subsidy |
| 释义 | subsidy /sub"si dee/, n. , pl. subsidies. 1. a direct pecuniary aid furnished by a government to a private industrial undertaking, a charity organization, or the like. 2. a sum paid, often in accordance with a treaty, by one government to another to secure some service in return. 3. a grant or contribution of money. 4. money formerly granted by the English Parliament to the crown for special needs. [1325-75; ME subsidie < AF < L subsidium auxiliary force, reserve, help, equiv. to sub- SUB- + sid-, comb. form of sedere to SIT1 + -ium -IUM] Syn. 1. SUBSIDY, SUBVENTION are both grants of money, especially governmental, to aid private undertakings. A SUBSIDY is usually given to promote commercial enterprise: a subsidy to manufacturers during a war. A SUBVENTION is usually a grant to stimulate enterprises connected with science and the arts: a subvention to a research chemist by a major company. |
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