subsidized

adjective

sub·​si·​dized ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīzd How to pronounce subsidized (audio)
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: 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
Apple employees still rhapsodize about the exquisite salmon served at a subsidized price in the employee cafeteria …Jeff Goodell

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There are two things in the proposal that could potentially calm neighborhood opposition: a parking requirement and no subsidized housing. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025 No more subsidized loans for undergraduate students would be allowed after July 1, 2026. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 House Republicans are considering a proposal that would, among other things, end the subsidized loan program for undergraduates and change the rules for getting Pell grants. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 18 May 2025 At issue is that funding for subsidized child care has not kept pace with the exponential growth in assistance. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for subsidized

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of subsidized was in 1785

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“Subsidized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidized. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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