subsidize
verb
sub·si·dize
ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīz 
-zə-
subsidized; subsidizing
: to furnish with a subsidy: such as
a
: to purchase the assistance of by payment of a subsidy
b
: to aid or promote (someone or something, such as a private enterprise) with public money
subsidize soybean farmers
subsidize public transportation
subsidizer
noun
Examples of subsidize in a Sentence
The state subsidizes housing for low-income families.
She feels that private businesses should not be subsidized by taxpayers.
The company subsidizes health insurance for its employees.
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Private bus companies, in the 1950s and 1960s, were fiscal failures and nation wide those services were converted into transit districts that were state and federally subsidized.
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George Pohorilak, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
The unions pushed back on that, arguing that the incentive should be used to keep as many jobs in California as possible, and not to subsidize projects primarily filmed in other states or overseas.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
The masterplan community already has 15,000 housing units built, a mix of condos, townhouses, duplexes, single-family homes, subsidized housing and market-rate rentals.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
In other words, far from defrauding Social Security and Medicare, undocumented immigrants are subsidizing these programs.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
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George Pohorilak, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
The unions pushed back on that, arguing that the incentive should be used to keep as many jobs in California as possible, and not to subsidize projects primarily filmed in other states or overseas.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
The masterplan community already has 15,000 housing units built, a mix of condos, townhouses, duplexes, single-family homes, subsidized housing and market-rate rentals.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
In other words, far from defrauding Social Security and Medicare, undocumented immigrants are subsidizing these programs.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Subsidize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidize. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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subsidize
verb
sub·si·dize
ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīz
-zə-
subsidized; subsidizing
: to aid or furnish with a subsidy
subsidizer
noun
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