How do you pronounce subsidy?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌbsɪdi/.

Where does subsidy come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

subsidy

/ˈsʌbsɪdi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: sub-sidy
IPA: /ˈsʌbsɪdi/

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Meaning

noun

Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Money granted by parliament to the British Crown.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Manufacturing firms are supported by government subsidies in some countries."
"British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far."
"You don't have to be Einstein to work out that this level of government subsidy is unsustainable."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub-
Root: subsidy, subsidee
Suffix: sīdō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsʌbsɪdi/
British English: /ˈsʌbsɪdi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

subsidies (plural)

Derived Forms

antisubsidy nonsubsidy

Phrases

cross-subsidy export subsidy spare room subsidy subsidy publisher

Frequently Paired Words

subside subsidence subsidiary subsidize subsidise

Antonyms

tax