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SUBSIDY, Eng(law)
Interest subsidy(money)
Interest subsidy(finance)

subsidy (iou)



subsidy noun. LME.
[Anglo-Norman subsidie = Old & mod. French subside from Latin subsidium reserve of troops, support, assistance, rel. to subsidere, formed as SUB- + sedere SIT verb.]
Help, aid, assistance; an instance of this. arch. LME.
Hist. A grant by parliament to the sovereign for State needs; a tax levied or exaction made on a particular occasion. LME.
A grant or contribution of money; spec. (a) one paid by one State to another to assist in war, encourage neutrality, or repay military aid; (b) one granted by the State or a public body etc. to keep down the price of a commodity, service, etc.; (c) one awarded to a charity, arts group, etc., held to be in the public interest. Also, the giving of such a grant. LME.
D. Caute Talking of..auction prices, farm subsidies. Guardian Publications must now exist without subsidy.