subsidy

Definitions

General English

• noun money given to help pay for something which does not make a profit

Accounting

• noun money given by a government to make something cheaper

Economics

• noun an amount of money given to help a firm which is not profitable

Health Economics

• (written as Subsidy)
  A subsidy is a negative tax and, like taxes, raises issues of incidence (who ultimately receives the benefit) and welfare (does overall welfare rise or fall?).

Politics

• noun money given by a government to an organisation to help it continue to work

Nearby Definitions of “subsidy”

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• subscription-based publishing
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Contexts for “subsidy”

5 definitions in context
• General English
• Accounting
• Economics
• Health Economics
• Politics