1
as in to fund
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
the museum is annually subsidized by funds from several major corporations
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as in to finance
to provide money for
housing for the elderly that was subsidized by the federal government
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The ones that stick the landing will be those that recognize expansion as a strategic burden, one that demands discipline, patience and the ability to operate in an environment where the cost of failure is no longer subsidized by endless funding.
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Rebecca Takada, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Trump has said tariffs will create more factory jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices and allow the government to subsidize childcare.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Compared to Georgia, which has no cap and spent more than $1 billion in 2024 subsidizing production, or New York, which offers $700 million in tax breaks annually, California’s financial incentives are paltry at best.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025
Why do politicians who claim to champion working families end up subsidizing the wealthy?
—Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Takada, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Trump has said tariffs will create more factory jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices and allow the government to subsidize childcare.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Compared to Georgia, which has no cap and spent more than $1 billion in 2024 subsidizing production, or New York, which offers $700 million in tax breaks annually, California’s financial incentives are paltry at best.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025
Why do politicians who claim to champion working families end up subsidizing the wealthy?
—Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Subsidize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidize. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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