English Dictionary

corporate welfare bum

名詞

カナダ英語 軽蔑的 慣用表現

(chiefly Canada, idiomatic, derogatory) A business corporation or business executive receiving significant financial assistance from government sources.

日本語の意味

（主にカナダにおいて口語かつ蔑称で用いられる）政府から大規模な財政支援（補助金等）を受ける企業またはその経営者

After the audit revealed millions in subsidies and tax breaks, critics labeled the company a corporate welfare bum.

監査で数百万ドルに上る補助金や税制優遇が明らかになると、批評家たちはその企業を政府の支援にたかる企業だと非難した。

意味（1）

(chiefly Canada, idiomatic, derogatory) A business corporation or business executive receiving significant financial assistance from government sources.

[A]nother $8 million went to keep alive Quebecair, a corporate welfare bum if ever there was one.

corporate welfare bums （ plural ）