SUBSIDIES

Definition: SUBSIDIES

SUBSIDIES

Plural

1. Of Subsidy

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "SUBSIDIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1591. (references)

Synonyms: SUBSIDIES

Synonyms: Assistance, Federal credit programs, Government subsidies, Grants. (additional references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	But at least twenty-three percent of that will be returned to you, the taxpaying citizen -- minus of course state surcharges, subsidies, handling taxes, and dealer's prep. (The Wizard of Speed and Time; writing credit: Mike Jittlov)
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Domain	Title
Books	At the Federal Trough: Farm Subsidies for the Rich and Famous [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) Hazardous Handouts : Taxpayer Subsidies to Environmental Degradation (reference) How Farm Subsidies Became America's Largest Corporate Welfare Program [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) Largest Subsidies per Acre Go to Wealthy Cotton and Rice Growers [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) Paying the Piper: Subsidies, Politics, & the Environment (reference) (more book examples)
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Many have paid sub-marginal cost electricity rates due to government subsidies. (references)
		Hospitals now receive few subsidies, and look for niche services to boost revenues. (references)
		Third, the system does not include subsidies to cover the cost of unprofitable connections. (references)
Children	Mongolia	Disabled citizens' groups have demonstrated for higher government subsidies. (references)
	Switzerland	It amply funds a system of public education and need-based subsidies of health insurance. (references)
	Belarus	The central authorities continued to provide some minimal subsidies to persons with disabilities. (references)
Civil Liberties	Kuwait	They do not receive Government subsidies. (references)
	Cyprus	No other religious organization is tax exempt or receives subsidies. (references)
	Austria	The small print media consists of 16 dailies, 6 of which receive direct subsidies from the Government. (references)
Economic History	Japan	Most depend on the central government for subsidies. (references)
	Bulgaria	Price supports and state subsidies are being stripped away. (references)
	South Africa	In February 2000, the government eliminated costly fuel subsidies. (references)
Human Rights	Morocco	In 2000 the Government accorded AMDH and OMDH "public utility" status, which confers organizations financial benefits such as government subsidies as recognition of their serving the public interest. (references)
	Lithuania	In March approximately 11,500 farmers signed a letter to the ECHR stating that they had not received a fair court hearing on their complaint that the Government did not pay them subsidies that it was obliged to pay by its own regulations. (references)
	Libya	Punishment under the Collective Punishment Law ranges from the denial of access to utilities (water, electricity, telephone), fuels, food supplies, official documents, and participation in local assemblies, to the termination of new economic projects and state subsidies. (references)
Indigenous People	Finland	Sami receive subsidies to enable them to continue their traditional lifestyle, which revolves around reindeer herding. (references)
	Ecuador	Indigenous groups demanded a freeze in the price of fuel, increased social spending, and subsidies for cooking gas and transportation. (references)
Minorities	Japan	A number of local governments provide subsidies to Korean schools; the central Government does not subsidize any non-Japanese-language schools. (references)
Political Economy	EGYPT	At present Egypt has no direct export subsidies. (references)
	SWEDEN	Sweden is a signatory to the GATT subsidies code. (references)
	SOUTH AFRICA	Almost all export subsidies have been discontinued. (references)
Political Rights	Mali	Local governments benefit from central government subsidies, but they also are able to collect local taxes to support their operations. (references)
	Yemen	The Parliament also has criticized strongly the Government for some actions, including the lifting of subsidies and other economic reform measures mandated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). (references)
Trade	Romania	Beginning with 1997, all GOR subsidies have been financed directly out of the state budget. (references)
Travel	Kuwait	Local telephone service is free as a result of subsidies, however, there is an annual service charge of KD30 (about US$100) on each residential telephone line and KD 70 (about US$210) on each commercial line. (references)
Women	Central African Republic	Only men are entitled to family subsidies from the Government. (references)
	Tajikistan	Women are provided 3 years of maternity leave and monthly subsidies for each child. (references)
Worker Rights	Burma	Various subsidies and allowances supplement this sum. (references)
	Yemen	A combination of inflation and the loss of government-provided subsidies continued to erode wages. (references)
	Cuba	However, even with these subsidies, the minimum wage does not provide a decent standard of living for a worker and family. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	A very proper requirement, in my opinion, would be that subsidies be removed as soon as it is indicated that the cost of living will decline below the present levels.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Federal assistance cannot mean permanent subsidies for unprofitable operations.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	We must reduce or eliminate costly government subsidies.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	Deadwood programs like mohair subsidies are gone.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"SUBSIDIES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "SUBSIDIES" is used about 1,123 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	100%	1,123	6,791

Expressions using "SUBSIDIES": export subsidies ♦ farm subsidies. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "SUBSIDIES": cross-subsidies.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "SUBSIDIES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		补贴 (subsidy). (various references)

Danish		subsidier (grant, subsidy). (various references)

Dutch		exploitatiesubsidies. (various references)

French		subvention d'exploitation. (various references)

German		Subventionen (grant, grant aid, subsidie, subsidy). (various references)

Greek		επιδοτήσεις (grant, subsidy). (various references)

Italian		contributi alla produzione. (various references)

Korean		장� �금 (subsidy). (various references)

Pig Latin		ubsidiessay

Portuguese		subsídios(� exploração). (various references)

Spanish		subvenciones de explotación. (various references)

Swedish		avtagande (abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, decrescent, diminution, fall, letup, refluence, refluent, reflux, wane). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Misspellings
	"SUBSIDIES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: subsidie, subsidise, subsidises, subsidiy. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "SUBSIDIES" (pronounced su"bsudēz)
4	-u d ē z	comedies, maladies, melodies, parodies, remedies, tragedies.
3	-d ē z	antibodies, attendees, bodies, buddies, burgundies, caddies, candies, daddies, eddies, embodies, goodies, Hades, Indies, kiddies, ladies, oldies, paddies, readies, Rowdies, studies.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: subsidise.
	Words within the letters "b-d-e-i-i-s-s-s-u"
	-1 letter: subsides.
	-2 letters: disuses, subside.
	-3 letters: busied, busies, bussed, busses, diesis, disses, disuse, ibises, isseis, issued, issues, sudses, sussed.
	-4 letters: bides, bises, bused, buses, issei, issue, sides, sises.
	-5 letters: beds, bedu, bide, bids, bise, buds, buss, debs, dibs, dies, diss, dubs, dues, ibis, ides, seis, sibs, side, subs, suds, sued, sues, suss, used, uses.
	Words containing the letters "b-d-e-i-i-s-s-s-u"
	+1 letter: subsidised, subsidises, subsidizes.
	+2 letters: discussible, subsidizers.
	+3 letters: subdecisions, subsidiaries.
	+4 letters: subclassified, subindustries.
	+5 letters: libidinousness, subdisciplines, subsidiarities.
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SUBSIDIES

Definition: SUBSIDIES

SUBSIDIES

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Synonyms: SUBSIDIES

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