subsidized
adjective
sub·si·dized
ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīzd 
-zə-
: furnished with a subsidy : paid for with the assistance of a subsidy (such as a grant of public or private money)
subsidized housing
An entitlement to heavily subsidized health care, regardless of financial need, is a luxury …—
Richard Jackson
Richard JacksonApple employees still rhapsodize about the exquisite salmon served at a subsidized price in the employee cafeteria …—Jeff Goodell
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In the first half of 2024, this figure had risen to 150 kWh per month, indicating an upward trend in energy use among subsidized families.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Waits for subsidized housing are often so long that people get stuck for months or years in the state’s patchwork shelter system.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Rachel Dubose had just bought a house and started a new full-time job at the Housing Authority of Cook County as a housing specialist, helping low-income county residents obtain and maintain their subsidized housing.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Yet the company failed in part because the United States had no plan to address the fallout when China flooded the market with cheap, subsidized solar cells.
—Steve Bowsher, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Waits for subsidized housing are often so long that people get stuck for months or years in the state’s patchwork shelter system.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Rachel Dubose had just bought a house and started a new full-time job at the Housing Authority of Cook County as a housing specialist, helping low-income county residents obtain and maintain their subsidized housing.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Yet the company failed in part because the United States had no plan to address the fallout when China flooded the market with cheap, subsidized solar cells.
—Steve Bowsher, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Subsidized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidized. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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