ruzuku

How to say it

Meaning

Money given by a government, a donor or an organization to help pay for something, such as farm inputs, a party's costs or a project, without being paid back.

Good to know

N class noun, the same in the plural. Ruzuku ya pembejeo is a subsidy on farm inputs; vyama vya siasa hupata ruzuku, political parties receive grants.

Examples

• Wakulima watapata ruzuku ya mbolea mwaka huu.Farmers will get a fertilizer subsidy this year.
• Shule hiyo inaendeshwa kwa ruzuku ya serikali.That school is run on a government grant.
• Chama kinategemea ruzuku kulipa wafanyakazi wake.The party depends on its grant to pay its staff.