What are subsidies?

Question

My teacher gave me an assignment about subsidies.What are they?

He also put in a section about 4th/5th subsidies are they a certain part of these?

Answer 1

Main Entry: sub·si·dy  

Pronunciation: \ˈsəb-sə-dē, -zə-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural sub·si·dies

Etymology: Middle English subsidie, from Anglo-French, from Latin subsidium reserve troops, support, assistance, from sub- near + sedēre to sit — more at sub-, sit

Date: 14th century

: a grant or gift of money: as a: a sum of money formerly granted by the British Parliament to the crown and raised by special taxation b: money granted by one state to another c: a grant by a government to a private person or company to assist an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public

Answer 2

subsidie generally refers to money that subsidized (helps) a person/program