subsidy
Plural: subsidies
Noun
- A sum of money granted by the government or a public body.
- a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public
- "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"
- Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.
- Money granted by parliament to the British Crown.
Examples
- Manufacturing firms are supported by government subsidies in some countries.
- The Words With Friends app offers a daily SUBSIDY of coins for logging in, useful for power-ups.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English subsidy, subsidie, from Anglo-Norman subsidee, subsidie, from Old French subside, from Latin subsidium (support, assistance), from subsido from sub- (“below”) + sīdō (“sit”).
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
subsidy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsubsidy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
subsidy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
subsidy: valid Words With Friends Word