subsidy

🇺🇸 /ˈsʌbsədi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsʌbsədi/
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Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
noun
C1

Money given by the government or an organization to help lower the cost of something so people can pay less for it.

The government provides a subsidy to farmers to help keep food prices low for everyone.

translation

n. Money given by the government or an organization to help lower the cost of something so people can pay less for it.

Word Forms

Plural subsidies