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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Some build on and suggest improvements for the city’s existing efforts at subsidizing affordable housing construction and renovating existing housing units.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
Starting 2021, as part of post-pandemic recovery the industry, NYC Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit allowed commercial productions to subsidize 25 percent of their production costs, totaling up to $3 million per Broadway production or up to $350,000 per Off-Broadway production.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
The $1 billion school voucher proposals would subsidize private school tuition and some homeschooling costs with public money.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
However, if the U.S. government continues subsidizing nuclear technologies without regard to proliferation risk, then the plutonium entrepreneurs will keep hopping on that gravy train.
—Alan J. Kuperman, Scientific American, 30 July 2025
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
Starting 2021, as part of post-pandemic recovery the industry, NYC Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit allowed commercial productions to subsidize 25 percent of their production costs, totaling up to $3 million per Broadway production or up to $350,000 per Off-Broadway production.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
The $1 billion school voucher proposals would subsidize private school tuition and some homeschooling costs with public money.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
However, if the U.S. government continues subsidizing nuclear technologies without regard to proliferation risk, then the plutonium entrepreneurs will keep hopping on that gravy train.
—Alan J. Kuperman, Scientific American, 30 July 2025
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“Subsidize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidize. Accessed 15 Aug. 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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