subsidized

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adjective

sub·​si·​dized ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīzd 

-zə-

: 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

subsidized

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past tense and past participle of subsidize

Examples of subsidized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Despite the growing fiscal weight on the state budget, President Prabowo Subianto has held subsidized pump prices firm through the end of the year to contain inflation and shield household purchasing power. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Governments can offer incentives like subsidized education and tax incentives for retraining for individuals and tax breaks for companies that help workers attain new skills and credentials. — Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

The branding for the mayor’s new subsidized stores, though, is likely to be anything but. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2026

The program provides subsidized care for children from 6 weeks to 13 years old and through 19 for children with special needs. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1785, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subsidized

• acclimatized
• aerosolized
• alphabetized
• aluminized
• anaesthetized
• anesthetized
• annualized
• antagonized
• apologised
• apologized
• capitalised
• capitalized