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 housing authority and its partners offered incentives to move into subsidized long-term housing. —Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025

When the Kentucky River in April surged over its banks in Frankfort amid heavy rainfall, its waters quickly overtook an area of subsidized housing known as Walter Todd. —Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025

Give Nonprofits Free Or Subsidized Access To Products One strategy is offering nonprofits free or subsidized access to company products. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Straining for the bare minimum The availability of subsidized food has decreased in recent months. —Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subsidized

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