noun · neutral
subsidy
UK/ˈsʌb.sɪ.di/US/ˈsʌb.sə.di/SUB·sidy
money given by the government or another organisation to reduce costs for people or businesses
Examples
“Farmers rely on subsidies to survive bad harvests.”
“The government announced a subsidy for renewable energy projects.”
“Removing fuel subsidies could encourage cleaner alternatives.”
Band 8 sentence
“Phasing out fossil-fuel subsidies would remove a major market distortion and make renewables more competitive.”
Collocations
- government subsidy
- receive a subsidy
- remove subsidies
Word family
Common mistakes
Government give subsidy for farmers.→The government gives subsidies to farmers.
They got a many subsidy.→They got many subsidies.
Say it for a higher band
5help→6support→7+subsidy
Synonyms
grant
Easily confused
grant
“The university received a grant to study air quality, while farmers received subsidies to buy equipment.”
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