# subsidy

Pronunciation: say "SUB-si-dee" /ˈsʌbsɪdi/

## Noun

1. Financial support or assistance given to a person, business, or activity, often in the form of a grant.
   - Simple: Money given by a government or group to help pay for something.
   - _The government introduced a fuel subsidy to ease the burden on low-income households._
   - _Public transportation in many cities depends heavily on subsidies._

## Noun

2. Money granted by Parliament to the British Crown, especially as a tax authorized to fund the monarch's needs. *(dated)*
   - Simple: Money that parliament gave to the British king or queen, often to pay for war.
   - _In 1534, Parliament granted the Crown a subsidy to replenish the depleted treasury._
   - _The monarch's repeated demands for subsidies strained relations with Parliament._

## Origin

It comes through Middle English subsidie and Old French subside from Latin subsidium ("support, assistance"), which was built from sub- ("below") plus sīdō ("sit").

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