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

Apple employees still rhapsodize about the exquisite salmon served at a subsidized price in the employee cafeteria …

—Jeff Goodell

Examples of subsidized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The move followed weeks of tensions between the government and the group over a 38-point charter of demands, including calls for subsidized wheat and electricity. —ABC News, 6 June 2026

Keys grew up in Manhattan Plaza, a federally subsidized residential complex that provides affordable housing for artists. —Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026

While most of the legislation focuses on homeowner housing, a couple of provisions would address important challenges for subsidized rental housing. —Alex Schwartz, The Conversation, 29 May 2026

During this grace period the government pays interest for subsidized loans, but not for unsubsidized ones. —Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 25 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subsidized

• acclimatized
• aerosolized
• alphabetized
• aluminized
• anaesthetized
• anesthetized
• annualized
• antagonized
• apologised
• apologized
• capitalised
• capitalized