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   subsidy

   /ˈsʌbsɪdi/

   noun

   • 1. a sum of money granted by the state or a public body to help an industry or business keep the price of a commodity or service low: "a farm subsidy"
   • ▪ a sum of money granted to support an undertaking held to be in the public interest: "she was anxious about her Arts Council subsidy"
   • ▪ a grant or contribution of money: "the position is generously rewarded and benefits include a mortgage subsidy"
   • 2. a parliamentary grant to the sovereign for state needs. historical
   • ▪ a tax levied on a particular occasion.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French subsidie, from Latin subsidium ‘assistance’.

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