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subsidize
/ ˈʌɪˌ岹ɪ /
verb
to aid or support with a subsidy
to obtain the aid of by means of a subsidy
Other Word Forms
- subsidizable adjective
- subsidization noun
- subsidizer noun
- desubsidization noun
- desubsidize verb (used with object)
- nonsubsidized adjective
- unsubsidized adjective
- ˈܲˌ徱 noun
- ˌܲˈ徱 adjective
- ˌܲ徱ˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of subsidize1
Example Sentences
He now teaches at USC and a couple days a week at the YMF school, tucked into the ground floor of a subsidized housing complex.
But the current limit includes up to $23,000 in subsidized loans.
No other state can boast its combination of high income and relatively low poverty, the ineluctible formula subsidizing high-poverty/low-income states, which are concentrated in the Southeast and are mostly led by Republicans.
If Pulte proceeds without implementing real reform, taxpayers on Main Street are once again likely to be exposed to significant financial risks as they are conscripted into subsidizing lucrative deals for Wall Street.
Previously, the profits from the school’s athletic teams subsidized the losses of the campus bookstore and the cafeteria.
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When To Use
To subsidize is to grant a subsidy—a direct payment made by a government to a company or other organization as a form of assistance.The process of subsidizing is subsidization. Governments often subsidize particular industries, such as through granting farm subsidies. The word subsidy is most commonly used to refer to such payments.More generally, subsidy can refer to any grant or monetary contribution. More specifically, it can refer to a payment made by one government to another for a particular service, often according to a treaty.Less commonly, the word subsidize can mean to gain someone’s cooperation through bribery.Subsidize is sometimes spelled subsidise (especially in British English).Example: The government is subsidizing my company to help expedite the manufacturing of healthcare products.
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