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    subsidy

    US /ˈsʌbsɪdi/

    ・

    UK /'sʌbsədɪ/

    B1TOEIC
    n.NounMoney paid to keep the cost or price affordable
    During these difficult times, the city offers a housing subsidy to help families in need

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    How solar energy got so cheap

    06:31How solar energy got so cheap
    • That know-how came in handy when the Japanese government announced a major subsidy for rooftop solar in the mid-90s.

      That know-how came in handy when the Japanese government announced a major subsidy for rooftop solar in the mid-90s.

    • announced a major subsidy for rooftop solar in the mid-90s.

      announced a major subsidy for rooftop solar in the mid-90s.

    B1

    Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate

    31:01Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate
    • I'm sorry, Jim, I'm going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I'm going to stop other things. I

      I'm sorry, Jim, I'm going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I'm going to stop other things. I

    • I'm going to stop the subsidy to PBS.

      I'm going to stop the subsidy to PBS.

    B1

    Why China is winning the EV war

    08:37Why China is winning the EV war
    • Companies making the cars can get a subsidy whenever they sell a car.

      Companies making the cars can get a subsidy whenever they sell a car.

    • Companies making the cars can get a subsidy whenever they sell a car.

      Companies making the cars can get a subsidy whenever they sell a car.

    B1

    EU-China Summit: What's in it for both sides? | DW News

    12:59EU-China Summit: What's in it for both sides? | DW News
    • United States. And he wants Brussels to join the effort to confront what it describes as a bullying measure from the United States. And all these methods have one purpose, that is to keep the European market open. But when it comes to trade imbalance, Beijing is unlikely to make any concrete compromise and to really tackle the problem of over capacity. And it doesn't really think state subsidy is a problem as EU has repeatedly raised an address to China. So basically they want the European market to be open but they don't want to make any big compromises. And one of the best tools they're going to use to kind of pressure the EU to make concessions first is to throw the dominance on rearers. So basically they want to use this leverage to see if the EU would like make concession first or soften its tone on

      United States. And he wants Brussels to join the effort to confront what it describes as a bullying measure from the United States. And all these methods have one purpose, that is to keep the European market open. But when it comes to trade imbalance, Beijing is unlikely to make any concrete compromise and to really tackle the problem of over capacity. And it doesn't really think state subsidy is a problem as EU has repeatedly raised an address to China. So basically they want the European market to be open but they don't want to make any big compromises. And one of the best tools they're going to use to kind of pressure the EU to make concessions first is to throw the dominance on rearers. So basically they want to use this leverage to see if the EU would like make concession first or soften its tone on

    • and it doesn't really think state subsidy is a problem as the EU has repeatedly raised an address to China.

      and it doesn't really think state subsidy is a problem as the EU has repeatedly raised an address to China.

    B1

    Spherical houses weren't a great idea.

    04:10Spherical houses weren't a great idea.
    • One of the final experiments to get the subsidy was built in 1984, and it was very strange indeed.

      One of the final experiments to get the subsidy was built in 1984, and it was very strange indeed.

    • One of the final experiments to get the subsidy was built in 1984,

      One of the final experiments to get the subsidy was built in 1984,

    B1

    Focus: Solar is cheaper than ever so why aren’t more Kiwis getting on board?

    03:18Focus: Solar is cheaper than ever so why aren’t more Kiwis getting on board?
    • There's no current government subsidy on offer either.

      There's no current government subsidy on offer either.

    • There's no current government subsidy on offer either.

      There's no current government subsidy on offer either.

    B1

    Why So Many Chinese Students Come to America

    13:18Why So Many Chinese Students Come to America
    • So, as government subsidies fell, schools immediately turned to a new subsidy: international tuition.

      So, as government subsidies fell, schools immediately turned to a new subsidy: international tuition.

    • So, as government subsidies fell, schools immediately turned to a new subsidy - international

      So, as government subsidies fell, schools immediately turned to a new subsidy - international

    B1

    Death By China 2012 (with subtitles)

    19:53Death By China 2012 (with subtitles)
    • It also gives their exports to the United States a subsidy of 40 or 50 percent to capture our market and knock out domestic industries that might be competing with them.

      It also gives their exports to the United States a subsidy of 40 or 50 percent to capture our market and knock out domestic industries that might be competing with them.

    • In other words, China's manipulated currency acts as a huge subsidy to Chinese exports to America and an equally big tariff barrier blocking American exports to China.

      In other words, China's manipulated currency acts as a huge subsidy to Chinese exports to America and an equally big tariff barrier blocking American exports to China.

    B1

    How Trump could be contributing to Obamacare

    02:02How Trump could be contributing to Obamacare
    • So the way that the Affordable Care Act is set up, if you're a low-income person and you buy a health plan, that health plan gets an extra subsidy so that your deductibles, your cost sharing, what you have to pay when you go to the doctor isn't too high.

      So the way that the Affordable Care Act is set up, if you're a low-income person and you buy a health plan, that health plan gets an extra subsidy so that your deductibles, your cost sharing, what you have to pay when you go to the doctor isn't too high.

    • that health plan gets an extra subsidy so that

      that health plan gets an extra subsidy so that

    B1

    This Amazing America (1941)

    30:59This Amazing America (1941)
    • there's no subsidy of hollywood

      there's no subsidy of hollywood

    B1