SUBSIDY


Meaning of SUBSIDY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsəb-sə-dē, -zə- ]

noun

( plural -dies )

Etymology: Middle English subsidie, from Anglo-French, from Latin subsidium reserve troops, support, assistance, from sub- near + sedēre to sit — more at sub- , sit

Date: 14th century

: a grant or gift of money: as

a. : a sum of money formerly granted by the British Parliament to the crown and raised by special taxation

b. : money granted by one state to another

c. : a grant by a government to a private person or company to assist an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.