Synonyms for subsidy
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Grant
grant, allowance, pension, scholarship, contribution, reward, gift, bounty, tribute
Definitions
- n. 1
Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.
Manufacturing firms are supported by government subsidies in some countries.
- n. 2
Money granted by parliament to the British Crown.
Related words
- Word family
- subside subsidence subsidiary subsidize
- Phrases
- spare room subsidy subsidy publisher
Forms
- Plural
- subsidies → grants, allowances, pensions, scholarships…
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A subsidy is pecuniary aid directly granted by government to an individual or commercial enterprise, or money furnished by one nation to another to aid it in carrying on war against a common enemy. A nation grants a subsidy to an ally, pays a tribute to a conqueror.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- grant My father, God grant him peace, was an accountant.
- pension The pension is not sufficient for living expenses.
- scholarship If I were you, I would apply for the scholarship.
- allowance Ziri took away Rima’s allowance for a whole month.
- benefit Advances in science don't always benefit humanity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| subsidy | falling | |
| grant | falling | |
| pension | falling | |
| scholarship | rising | |
| allowance | falling | |
| benefit | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- aid1
- 4 letters
- help1, gift1
- 5 letters
- grant1
- 6 letters
- reward2, bounty2
- 7 letters
- support2, benefit3, pension2, tribute2, backing2
- 9 letters
- allowance3
- 10 letters
- subvention
- 11 letters
- scholarship3
- 12 letters
- contribution4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reward2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- subvention
- Italiano
- sovvenzione
- Español
- subvención
- Deutsch
- Subvention
- Català
- subvenció