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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Instead, get familiar with the industry, understand how governments subsidize or support it, and spot the opportunities likely to arise from the disruption.
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Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
Admittedly, in media professions subsidized by corporate interests, adequate economic incentive may not exist to challenge business actions or government policies that are environmentally unsustainable or enable the use or exploitation of animals or nature for profit.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
In China, platform companies, including Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance, can use their core businesses to subsidize AI development and enhance existing operations, said Vey-Sern Ling, a senior equity advisor at UBP.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Part of the money would be used to help subsidize the build out of storefronts and to help partially subsidize rents.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
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Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
Admittedly, in media professions subsidized by corporate interests, adequate economic incentive may not exist to challenge business actions or government policies that are environmentally unsustainable or enable the use or exploitation of animals or nature for profit.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
In China, platform companies, including Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance, can use their core businesses to subsidize AI development and enhance existing operations, said Vey-Sern Ling, a senior equity advisor at UBP.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Part of the money would be used to help subsidize the build out of storefronts and to help partially subsidize rents.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
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“Subsidize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidize. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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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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