Se entiende por subsidio (del Latín subsidum): \n* Una prestación pública asistencial de carácter económico y de duración determinada para quienes no hayan cotizado (ayuda familiar, pensión no contributiva) \n* Una contribución impuesta al comercio y a la industria. \n* En Nicaragua, una baja temporal que se otorga a un trabajador en caso de enfermedad, sin dejar de percibir un sueldo. \n* Cierto auxilio concedido por la Santa Sede a los reyes de España sobre las rentas eclesiásticas de sus reinos.

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A subsidy is a form of financial aid or support extended to an economic sector (or institution, business, or individual) generally with the aim of promoting economic and social policy. Although commonly extended from government, the term subsidy can relate to any type of support – for example from NGOs or as implicit subsidies. Subsidies come in various forms including: direct (cash grants, interest-free loans) and indirect (tax breaks, insurance, low-interest loans, accelerated depreciation, rent rebates). Furthermore, they can be broad or narrow, legal or illegal, ethical or unethical. The most common forms of subsidies are those to the producer or the consumer. Producer/production subsidies ensure producers are better off by either supplying market price support, direct support, or payments to factors of production. Consumer/consumption subsidies commonly reduce the price of goods and services to the consumer. For example, in the US at one time it was cheaper to buy gasoline than bottled water. Whether subsidies are positive or negative is typically a normative judgment. As a form of economic intervention, subsidies are inherently contrary to the market's demands. However, they can also be used as tools of political and corporate cronyism.

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