# subsidy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsʌbsɪdi/ · frequency rank #13,817

## Definitions
1. Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.
2. Money granted by parliament to the British Crown.

## Etymology
From Middle English subsidy, subsidie, from Anglo-Norman subsidee, subsidie, from Old French subside, from Latin subsidium (support, assistance), from subsido from sub- (“below”) + sīdō (“sit”).

## Easily confused with
- **subside** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/subside-vs-subsidy)

## Common misspellings (11)
`sbusidy`, `ssubsidy`, `subbsidy`, `subisdy`, `subsdiy`, `subsiddy`, `subsidyy`, `subsiyd`, `subssidy`, `susbidy`, `usbsidy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/subsidy