subsidize
verb
sub·si·dize
ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīz 
-zə-
subsidized; subsidizing
: to furnish with a subsidy: such as
a
: to purchase the assistance of by payment of a subsidy
b
: to aid or promote (someone or something, such as a private enterprise) with public money
subsidize soybean farmers
subsidize public transportation
subsidizer
noun
Examples of subsidize in a Sentence
The state subsidizes housing for low-income families.
She feels that private businesses should not be subsidized by taxpayers.
The company subsidizes health insurance for its employees.
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Limited choices going forward Historically, Cuba has been pulled from crises by foreign patrons willing to subsidize its revolution.
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Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy had been clear, USDOT said, that subsidizing projects that have DEI programs in place was a waste of taxpayer resources.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Pharmaceutical companies have been wary of even minor concessions, insisting that the high prices paid by Americans subsidize the huge sums that go into researching and developing new drugs.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Their insurance would remain heavily subsidized, just at the lower level established by the original Affordable Care Act legislation.
—Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy had been clear, USDOT said, that subsidizing projects that have DEI programs in place was a waste of taxpayer resources.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Pharmaceutical companies have been wary of even minor concessions, insisting that the high prices paid by Americans subsidize the huge sums that go into researching and developing new drugs.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Their insurance would remain heavily subsidized, just at the lower level established by the original Affordable Care Act legislation.
—Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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subsidize
verb
sub·si·dize
ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīz
-zə-
subsidized; subsidizing
: to aid or furnish with a subsidy
subsidizer
noun
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