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

These credible voices question whether the AI model layer is a sustainable business or a subsidized commodity heading for a price war, a thesis to be tested by OpenAI's public offering. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Florida, which has one of the highest childhood drowning rates in the nation, expanded a voucher program this month that puts children ages 1-7 who have autism at the front of the line for subsidized swim lessons. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2026

The Asian nation has been rapidly expanding outside of its home base to flood markets with more affordable, subsidized vehicles in South America and Europe. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 July 2026

As a result of the energy and health crisis, which worsened in January when subsidized fuel deliveries to the island were suspended, nearly 100,000 surgeries have been postponed, according to the United Nations. — Sarah Moreno july 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 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