Definition & Meaning of "subsidy"in English

Subsidy

an amount of money that a government or organization pays to lower the costs of producing goods or providing services so that prices do not increase

Grammatical Information

animacy status

abstract

Composition

Compound

countable

plural form

subsidies

Examples

The government provides subsidies to farmers to support agricultural production and maintain food security.

Lexical Tree

subsidize

subsidy

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