SUBSIDY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public

Example:

a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("subsidy" is a kind of...):

grant (any monetary aid)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "subsidy"):

subvention (grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution)

price support (a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level)

Derivation:

subsidise; subsidize (support through subsidies)