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

Adding, Not Subtracting CEO Schectman and much of her team came to Opus Newton from the low-income senior housing world, where their non-profit, 2Life, runs several subsidized campuses in the Boston area. — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The collapse of the Soviet Union deprived the country of subsidized fuel and other economic assistance, revealing deep structural weaknesses in the North Korean economy. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

While federal policy typically focuses on new construction or subsidized housing, NOAH owners are the backbone of our affordable housing ecosystem, accounting for 75% of affordable homes nationwide. — Maggie Cassidy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

That bill can impact programs crucial to the agricultural sector, such as subsidized crop insurance, commodity price support and rural nutrition programs. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 30 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