词汇 | subsidy |
释义 | subsidy noun[ C ] uk /ˈsʌb.sɪ.di/ us /ˈsʌb.sə.di/ C1 money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen: 补助金;津贴,补贴 The company received a substantial government subsidy.公司得到了大笔的政府津贴。 The government is planning to abolish subsidies to farmers.政府正计划取消对农场主的补贴。 state subsidies The steel industry was at the time coddled by trade protection and massive subsidies. They are planning in increase housing subsidies for the poor. Companies who recruit through the scheme will receive a subsidy of £50 a week. It may be eligible for a government subsidy. Grants & allowances anti-subsidy benefit benny bursary civil list corporate welfare cost-of-living allowance expense featherbed fellowship fringe benefit nonforfeitable nonforfeiture parachute payments pension personal allowance pin money redundancy payment scrappage unemployment subsidy | American Dictionarysubsidy noun[ C ] us/ˈsʌb·sə·di/ money given as part of the cost of something to help or encourage it to happen: export subsidies farm subsidies subsidy | Business Englishsubsidy noun[ C ] uk /ˈsʌbsɪdi/uspluralsubsidies money given by a government or an organization to reduce the cost of producing food, a product, etc. and to help to keep prices low: government/public/state subsidies agricultural/export/farm subsidies provide/receive/get a subsidy subsidy on/for sthThe program provides traditional subsidies for commodities like wheat, corn, and cotton. subsidy of sthThose with livestock are given subsidies of 50% on feed costs. The Energy Act provides billions of dollars in subsidies for the nuclear, oil, gas and coal industries. cut/eliminate/reduce subsidiesThe government has cut subsidies on electricity and petrol. See alsotax subsidy Examples of subsidysubsidy However, retaliation against implicit environmental subsidies is not permitted under these rules. If the project generates financial revenues, but they are lower than for purely commercial investments, then perhaps an interest rate subsidy would be most appropriate. The politically popular fertilizer subsidies are generally disappointing and should be replaced by market-smart grants or by institutional reforms. In success cases, government expenditure on subsidies, social transfers and wages remain relatively constant and revenues increase. For these reasons, technology policies are preferred as long as improved stoves save wood as expected, are acceptable to villagers, and subsidy costs are reasonable. The true extend of cross subsidies is often difficult to measure. Moreover, some solutions involved redistributive elements, either because they were not fiscally neutral or because they introduced subsidies for renewable energy sources. By the end of the 1980s, the total sum of subsidies for music had reached a new high. The negative incremental net gain indicates the minimum external support (subsidy) that may be needed to make the new technologies economically attractive to farmers. The sharp decline in cereal production following the elimination of the fertilizer subsidy was due to the high intensity of fertilizer use on these crops. Had the commissioners exercised their powers it is likely that the subsidy yield could have been sustained. The yearly subsidies from the central treasury (excluding loan and assistance) keep afloat the administrative machinery of the regional governments. But the "manufacture," privileged by the state institutions, need not be afraid of competition, for it relies on royal subsidies, import restrictions, and monopolistic privileges. This latter measure includes adjustments for earmarked government subsidies and other real financial investment activities on the part of households. It deprives them of their qualifications for the benefits and subsidies connected with the urban 'identity'. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withsubsidysubsidyThese are words often used in combination with subsidy. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. agricultural subsidy Differences in agriculturalsubsidy provision might also reflect economic characteristics of the farm sector in each country. annual subsidy The result is that the $1 billion in annualsubsidy results in a deadweight loss of up to $400 million per year. cash subsidy Both single-parent families and the working poor would have qualified for a cashsubsidy. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with subsidy |
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