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Definition of "subsidy" []

  • Monetary assistance granted by a government to a person or group in support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest. (noun)
  • Financial assistance given by one person or government to another. (noun)
  • Money formerly granted to the British Crown by Parliament. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "subsidy" in a sentence
  • "The real problem with subsidy is that every dollar paid in subsidy to one individual or busniess was taken from another individual or business to pay for it."
  • "These sales are non-TARP and come with billions in subsidy from the FDIC."
  • "We know that two and a half million in subsidy is being spent."