Which of the following best matches the description?Gift to private enterprise by government when the enterprise is in economic difficulty.

A. negligible risk
B. risk
C. external costs
D. supply/demand curve
E. risk assessment
F. subsidy
G. demand
H. probability
I. risk management
J. sustainable development


Answer: F

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