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Definitions for Subsidy

[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.
[5] a financial aid supplied by a government, as to industry, for reasons of public welfare, the balance of payments, etc
[6] English history a financial grant made originally for special purposes by Parliament to the Crown
[7] any monetary contribution, grant, or aid

Words related to Subsidy

premium, gift, grant, bonus, assistance, support, appropriation, pension, aid, contribution, scholarship, endowment, payment, allowance, alimony, subvention, help, gratuity, honorarium, subsidization

Words nearby Subsidy

subsidiary coin, subsidiary company, subsidiary ledger, subsidiary rights, subsidize, subsidy, subsist, subsistence, subsistence allowance, subsistence farming, subsistence level

Origin of Subsidy

1325–75; Middle English subsidie < Anglo-French < Latin subsidium auxiliary force, reserve, help, equivalent to sub- sub- + sid-, combining form of sedēre to sit1 + -ium -ium

Other words from Subsidy

an·ti·sub·si·dy , noun, plural an·ti·sub·si·dies.
non·sub·si·dy , noun, plural non·sub·si·dies.

Word origin for Subsidy

C14: from Anglo-Norman subsidie, from Latin subsidium assistance, from subsidēre to remain, from sub- down + sedēre to sit

Synonyms for Subsidy

aid, allowance, appropriation, assistance, bonus, contribution, endowment, financial aid, gift, grant, payment, pension, premium, scholarship, support, alimony, bequest, bounty, fellowship, gratuity, help, honorarium, indemnity, reward, subsidization, subvention, tribute