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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Today the city also subsidizes about 200,000 apartment units.
—
Ryan Kellman, NPR, 15 June 2025
Instead of subsidizing construction, the government would pay landlords the difference between what a renter could afford and the market rate for rent.
—Time, 12 June 2025
The 1,100-page bill would slash incentives for green technologies such as solar, wind, batteries, electric cars and heat pumps while subsidizing existing nuclear power plants and biofuels.
—Daniel Cohan, The Conversation, 10 June 2025
In addition to building the trash fund’s reserves more slowly, the city plans to allow two separate funds — a recycling fund and a container replacement fund — to keep subsidizing the new trash fund for longer than previously anticipated.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Ryan Kellman, NPR, 15 June 2025
Instead of subsidizing construction, the government would pay landlords the difference between what a renter could afford and the market rate for rent.
—Time, 12 June 2025
The 1,100-page bill would slash incentives for green technologies such as solar, wind, batteries, electric cars and heat pumps while subsidizing existing nuclear power plants and biofuels.
—Daniel Cohan, The Conversation, 10 June 2025
In addition to building the trash fund’s reserves more slowly, the city plans to allow two separate funds — a recycling fund and a container replacement fund — to keep subsidizing the new trash fund for longer than previously anticipated.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
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“Subsidize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidize. Accessed 24 Jun. 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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