nonsubsidized

adjective

non·​sub·​si·​dized ˌnän-ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīzd 

-zə-

: not subsidized

Of the remaining 29 percent of older people, 5 percent are in institutions, one percent in single-room occupancy hotels, another 5 percent in subsidized housing units, and the remainder in nonsubsidized rental apartments or in the home of relatives.

—Beth B. Hess

Examples of nonsubsidized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the years before the pandemic, many tight real estate markets across the country — including South L.A. — were losing relatively low-cost, nonsubsidized rental units as large investors scooped up the properties to redevelop them into more expensive housing. —Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2021

Manufactured homes, which averaged $123,000 new last year, up considerably from pre-pandemic levels, are among the most affordable nonsubsidized housing left — often among the only choices for people living on the edge financially. —Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022

Jonathan Hinze, president of UxC, notes that among nonsubsidized mines, the all-in cost of production can range anywhere from $10 a pound up to $38 a pound. —Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2021

Also, rising costs for nonsubsidized consumers are expected to push many to buy association plans and short-term plans promoted by the administration. —Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 June 2018

Monthly rent for the nonsubsidized units, including heat and hot water, was $850, CHR officials said. —Jesse Leavenworth, Courant Community, 1 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above