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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessubvenção
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /sub.vẽˈsãw̃/
"A empresa recebeu uma subvenção financeira do governo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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
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."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'subsidium', meaning military help, support, or reserve force, formed from 'sub-' (from below) and 'sedere' (to sit). In late Middle English, it evolved to denote financial aid granted by a parliament to the sovereign, eventually shifting in modern economics to refer to direct or indirect financial support extended by a government to an economic sector.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subsidy" is said worldwide
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subvention
Transliteration: /sub.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
"Le gouvernement a accordé une subvention pour la recherche."
Subvention
Transliteration: /zʊp.vɛnˈtsi̯oːn/
"Die Industrie erhält staatliche Subventionen."
sussidio
Transliteration: /susˈsi.djo/
"Il governo ha aumentato il sussidio per la disoccupazione."
subvención
Transliteration: /suβ.βenˈsjon/
"Solicitaron una subvención para abrir el negocio."
subvenção
Transliteration: /sub.vẽˈsãw̃/
"A empresa recebeu uma subvenção financeira do governo."
रियायत
Transliteration: riyāyat
"सरकार किसानों को खाद पर सब्सिडी देती है।"
补贴
Transliteration: bǔtiē
"政府为新能源汽车提供购车补贴。"
보조금
Transliteration: bo-jo-geum
"정부는 중소기업에 보조금을 지급했습니다."
補助金
Transliteration: hojokin
"企業は政府から補助金を受け取りました。"
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