subsidy
subsidy
nounDefinition of SUBSIDY
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action <government subsidies for farmers in case of crop failure>
Related Words aid, assistance, block grant, grant-in-aid, set-aside; foreign aid, relief, state aid; advance, allowance, benefit, bequest, endowment, fund, legacy, stipend, trust, trust fund
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