subsidize

verb sub·si·dize \ ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīz , -zə- \

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

Examples: subsidize in a Sentence

Definition of subsidize

subsidized; subsidizing

transitive verb

: 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

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subsidization

play \ˌsəb-sə-də-ˈzā-shən, -zə-\ noun

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subsidizer

noun

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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.

Recent Examples of subsidize from the Web

The government has been subsidizing vast infrastructure projects like the airport and a $13 billion, 28-mile-long canal linking the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.

— New York Times, "Turkey’s Economy Is So Hot That It May Face a Meltdown," 10 July 2018
Many big companies are allowing new parents to take more time off and adding benefits such as subsidizing backup child care to help working parents cope with their dual roles.

— lauren weber, WSJ, "Working Women Often Underestimate Motherhood Costs," 26 June 2018
Wiener said the 1,201 affordable units in the Vallco project will greatly benefit low-income residents and the project’s office component will help subsidize the below-market-rate units.

— roland li, SFChronicle.com, "Key approval for Cupertino housing, office, retail project near Apple," 25 June 2018
City officials agreed to help subsidize a large hotel in the L.A. Live project by letting AEG keep as much as $270 million in bed taxes to be generated by the project over nearly three decades.

— roger vincent, latimes.com, "Its design has been scorned, but L.A. Live has been crucial to downtown's resurgence," 21 June 2018
That could help subsidize the hotel, possibly paying for the parking deck or meeting space connected to the convention center, though the final price tag could be higher.

— ely portillo and steve harrison, charlotteobserver, "Charlotte says it needs a 1,000-room hotel to compete. But would it draw more visitors? | Charlotte Observer," 16 May 2018
The budget developments were the latest twist in the game of political chicken surrounding the TriMet Youth Pass that's continued through three successive Portland mayoral administrations after the state stopped subsidizing the program in 2011.

— andrew theen, OregonLive.com, "Portland cuts funding for TriMet Youth Pass, but school district steps in," 3 May 2018
This may be why Amazon seems to be coming up with more ways to get its customers and sellers to help subsidize the cost of free shipping.

— alana semuels, The Atlantic, "Free Shipping Isn't Hurting Amazon," 27 Apr. 2018
Bloomberg News reported on April 10 that Beijing has rejected a U.S. request to stop subsidizing industries related to its Made in China 2025 initiative.

— Bloomberg.com, "The Unintended Conesquences of Trump's Trade War," 12 Apr. 2018

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