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subvención

subsidy

noun soob-ben-SYOHN Less Common

Origin: From Latin subventio (support, assistance).

Also means

grant

Usage Note

Subvención refers to financial support granted by a government or institution to a sector, company, or individual (subvención agrícola, farm subsidy). The verb is subvencionar. It differs from beca (personal scholarship) and ayuda (general aid), being specifically an official financial allocation.

Examples

"El gobierno otorgó una subvención a los agricultores."

Natural Translation

The government granted a subsidy to the farmers.

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