subsidy

subsidy
(pl. -ies)
  1. a sum of money granted by the state or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low or competitive
    财政补贴,津贴
    a farm subsidy.
    农业补贴。
    [mass noun]the rail service now operates without subsidy.
    铁路运行现在没有补贴了。
    ■a sum of money granted to support an arts organization or other undertaking held to be in the public interest
    (为艺术团体或公益事业提供的)资金援助
    ■a sum of money paid by one state to another for the preservation of neutrality, the promotion of war, or to repay military aid
    (一国为了让另一国保持中立,参加战争或偿还军事援助而提供的)财政援助
    ■a grant or contribution of money
    补助金;捐款
  2. (historical)a parliamentary grant to the sovereign for state needs
    (史)(议会发给王室的)特别津贴
    ■a tax levied on a particular occasion
    (特殊场合征收的)税收
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French subsidie, from Latin subsidium 'assistance'
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