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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Discoveries are often indirect and iterative, involving collaboration among researchers who need years of subsidized education to become expert. Natalie Proulx, New York Times, 20 May 2025 Currently, financially needy students benefit from subsidized Stafford loans that don’t accrue interest until after graduation. Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 But funding for subsidized care did not keep pace with the uptake in vouchers. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 The Republican plan would scrap Grad PLUS loans, which are for graduate and professional students, as well as subsidized loans for undergraduate students, where students don't have to pay interest on the loans while in school. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 29 Apr. 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 28 May. 2025.

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