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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On the city's poorer North End, where some streets are dotted with subsidized housing, big trees are a lot fewer and far between.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
There was also the City Council’s jaw-dropping decision in November to raise the annual fees for the two subsidized valet parking spots every hotel gets by 789% — from $634 to $5,000.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
The nonprofit also outlined other types of child care deserts where the demand is three times greater than the supply for subsidized child care seats and seats in Texas Rising Star programs.
—Lina Ruiz
april 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
It’s estimated that workers living there pay under a third of what rent would be for a comparable living option in the area; the company also provides subsidized housing for its female employees.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
There was also the City Council’s jaw-dropping decision in November to raise the annual fees for the two subsidized valet parking spots every hotel gets by 789% — from $634 to $5,000.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
The nonprofit also outlined other types of child care deserts where the demand is three times greater than the supply for subsidized child care seats and seats in Texas Rising Star programs.
—Lina Ruiz
april 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
It’s estimated that workers living there pay under a third of what rent would be for a comparable living option in the area; the company also provides subsidized housing for its female employees.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Subsidized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidized. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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