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subsidy

🇬🇧 UK/'sʌbsɪdɪ/🇺🇸 US/'sʌbsidi/
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Definitions

n.

Financial assistance, especially a government grant to support a business or public service.

补贴;补助金;津贴

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
subunder, below
+
sidsit, settle
+
ycharacterized by
=subsidy

Common Collocations

  • 1.government subsidy政府补贴
  • 2.agricultural subsidy农业补贴
  • 3.cut subsidies削减补贴
  • 4.receive a subsidy获得补贴

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government provides subsidies to farmers to keep food prices stable.

  • 2.

    Without the housing subsidy, many low-income families could not afford rent.

  • 3.

    Critics argue that fuel subsidies discourage investment in renewable energy.

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