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noun
The act or process of subsidizing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of providing a subsidy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: grant, subsidisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
Narrower terms: award, awarding, block grant, grant-in-aid
noun
money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: subsidisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: money
History
Etymology tree English subsidize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English subsidization From subsidize + -ation.
