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

By contrast, Summer EBT would reach nearly every family eligible for a subsidized school meal. —Jason Deparle, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024

China is increasingly growing its influence and power in the green energy industry, leaving U.S. and European officials worried about being flooded by the country’s subsidized exports. —William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024

According to a survey by the Federal Communications Commission, 72% of people receiving subsidized internet used it to book or attend health care appointments. —Mario Aguilar, STAT, 4 Apr. 2024

Even at a subsidized rate of roughly $7, a refill costs more than what Kusma’s family, which includes four kids, can afford. —Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024

The region’s homelessness authority implemented a coordinated entry system for subsidized SROs and other permanent housing that prioritizes chronically homeless residents, often those with significant addiction and mental health challenges. —Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024

Federal officials projected that about 15 million people would lose their Medicaid coverage after the Biden administration ended the public health emergency, and that nearly 3 million of those people would be eligible for subsidized coverage on the Affordable Care Act's exchanges. —Dan Diamond The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2024

California’s subsidized health care coverage Insurance plans bought through the marketplace are heavily subsidized for thousands of Californians because of federal aid provided first by the American Rescue Plan in 2021 and continued by the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. —Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024

Elsewhere, subsidized programs often disappear when the money runs out, leaving the people most in need of transportation in the lurch and without core services. —Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above