noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , generous , heavy , huge , large , massive
▪ small
▪ direct
▪ hidden , indirect
▪
The help that the government gives the industry amounts to an indirect ~.
▪ annual
▪ domestic , EU , federal , government , public , state
▪ corporate ( esp. AmE ), financial , tax ( esp. AmE ), taxpayer ( AmE )
▪ agricultural , childcare , export , farm , food , housing
▪ illegal
… OF SUBSIDY
▪ amount , level
▪
The level of ~ given to farmers is to be reduced.
VERB + SUBSIDY
▪ get , receive
▪ lose
▪ give sth , grant sth , offer , pay , provide (sth with)
▪
The Arts Council granted them a small ~.
▪ increase
▪ cut , phase out , reduce
▪
Export subsidies have been reduced by 20%.
▪ abolish , eliminate ( esp. AmE ), end , remove
SUBSIDY + NOUN
▪ payments
▪ scheme ( BrE ), system
▪ cuts
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
state subsidies for rice producers
▪ ~ on
▪
subsidies on basic goods and services
▪ ~ to
▪
subsidies to agriculture
PHRASES
▪ a cut in subsidies , a reduction in subsidies
▪
The government cut spending through reductions in state subsidies to industry.
▪ the abolition of subsidies , the removal of subsidies , the withdrawal of subsidies
▪
protests against the removal of subsidies on basic commodities