subsidio
nounCEFR B2
What does “subsidio” mean in English?
subsidy, benefit
subsidy, benefit (money paid by the state or institution to support individuals or sectors; subsidio por desempleo)
Example sentences
El recorte del subsidio por desempleo afectó a miles de familias que dependían de esa prestación para llegar a fin de mes.
The cut to the unemployment benefit affected thousands of families who depended on that payment to make ends meet.
Los agricultores europeos reciben cuantiosos subsidios que garantizan la continuidad de la producción en zonas desfavorecidas.
European farmers receive substantial subsidies that guarantee the continuity of production in disadvantaged areas.
El debate sobre si los subsidios a los combustibles fósiles deben eliminarse se ha vuelto central en las negociaciones climáticas.
The debate about whether subsidies to fossil fuels should be eliminated has become central in climate negotiations.
How to use it
El subsidio (noun, masculine) means 'allowance, benefit, subsidy, grant' — money paid by the state or an institution to support individuals or sectors. At B2 it covers welfare benefits (el subsidio por desempleo — unemployment benefit), agricultural subsidies (los subsidios agrícolas), and the broader policy debate around state support. Closely related terms: la subvención (a grant or subsidy to an organisation), la prestación (a benefit/service), la pensión (a pension). Core collocations: conceder/cobrar/suprimir un subsidio; subsidio estatal/público.
Common mistake
Subsidio (cash benefit to an individual) vs subvención (grant to an organisation or sector) vs prestación (a benefit or service the state provides): all overlap but differ in register. In everyday Spanish, el subsidio del paro is the colloquial term for unemployment benefit (more formal: el subsidio por desempleo or la prestación por desempleo).