subsidized
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
Richard JacksonApple employees still rhapsodize about the exquisite salmon served at a subsidized price in the employee cafeteria …—Jeff Goodell
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But Godfread explains there's still an opportunity to give consumers the subsidized rates if Congress acts quickly.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
France and Nordic countries, pioneers in subsidized childcare and paid parental leave, maintain relatively higher fertility than peers.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
All mention of subsidized colonization was gone; in its place was the news that freed men, if of age, could now join the Union Army and Navy—and thereby prove to the world their manhood and just claims to full and equal American citizenship.
—Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Both offer subsidized housing options for low-income residents.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
France and Nordic countries, pioneers in subsidized childcare and paid parental leave, maintain relatively higher fertility than peers.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
All mention of subsidized colonization was gone; in its place was the news that freed men, if of age, could now join the Union Army and Navy—and thereby prove to the world their manhood and just claims to full and equal American citizenship.
—Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Both offer subsidized housing options for low-income residents.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Subsidized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidized. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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