🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

补贴

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bǔtiē

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Subsidy/ˈsʌb.sə.di/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"政府为新能源汽车提供购车补贴。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A sum of money granted by the government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low or competitive.

    "The government provides a generous subsidy to farmers to support agricultural production."
  2. 2

    A grant or contribution of money made by a government in support of a private undertaking of public utility.

    "Public transit systems often rely on operational subsidies to keep fares affordable."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'subsidium', meaning 'auxiliary troops', 'support', or 'relief', coming from 'sub-' (from below) + 'sedere' (to sit). Over the centuries, the term evolved from military reinforcement to financial aid provided by a government or organization to support an industry, commodity, or socioeconomic welfare program.

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