anti-subsidy

adjective

an·​ti-sub·​si·​dy
ˌan-tē-ˈsəb-sə-dē,
-zə-,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-subsidy (audio)
variants or less commonly antisubsidy
: opposing or restricting government subsidies
Europeans were not about to negotiate if the United States simultaneously began enforcing a tough antisubsidy statute.I. M. Destler

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-subsidy was in 1872

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“Anti-subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-subsidy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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