Subsidy Meaning
/ˈsʌbsɪdi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounFinancial support or assistance, such as a grant.
nounMoney granted by parliament to the British Crown.
Sentence Examples
She turned down the subsidy that I offered.
Many in England want to see the public subsidy of the monarchy done away with.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Without the government's ____, the small factory would have closed down.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local farmers received a ____ to help them buy new equipment and improve their overall crop yield.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English subsidy, subsidie, from Anglo-Norman subsidee, subsidie, from Old French subside, from Latin subsidium (support, assistance), from subsido from sub- (“below”) + sīdō (“sit”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far."
— 2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
"You don't have to be Einstein to work out that this level of government subsidy is unsustainable."
— 2022 January 12, Sir Michael Holden, “Reform of the workforce or death by a thousand cuts?”, in RAIL, number 948, page 22:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Without the government's ____, the small factory would have closed down.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local farmers received a ____ to help them buy new equipment and improve their overall crop yield.