Subsidy

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n.补助金
［英］ n.补助金 ( a grant or gift of money)
［类］ subsidy : support / debt : obligation ( 补助金是一种资助 / 债务是一种义务) sop : conciliatory / subsidy : supportive ( 安慰剂是安抚的 / 补助金是资助的)

noun (plural -dies)

Etymology: Middle English subsidie, from Anglo-French, from Latin subsidium reserve troops, support, assistance, from sub- near + sedēre to sit — more at sub-, sit
Date: 14th century
a grant or gift of money: as
- a. a sum of money formerly granted by the British Parliament to the crown and raised by special taxation
- b. money granted by one state to another
- c. a grant by a government to a private person or company to assist an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public