subsidy

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for subsidy

subsidy 🔊 /sʌˈbsɪdi/

subsidy : පිහිටාධාරය

subsidy : සහනාධාරය

subsidy : සහාධාරය

subsidy : සහාය මිල

subsidy definition

Noun.

  1. Support; aid; cooperation; Especially., extraordinary aid in money rendered to the sovereign or to a friendly power.
  2. Specifically: A sum of money paid by one sovereign or nation to another to purchase the cooperation or the neutrality of such sovereign or nation in war.
  3. A grant from the government, from a municipal corporation, or the like, to a private person or company to assist the establishment or support of an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public; a subvention; as, a subsidy to the owners of a line of ocean steamships.