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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China has been directly subsidizing its green industries to dominate those in Europe and the US (above and beyond the kinds of consumer-facing incentives that the EU and, until recently, the US, also provide).
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
The rally also highlighted concerns over Duke’s profits, executive compensation, data center growth, coal and gas investments, and whether residential customers are subsidizing industrial energy use.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
In many ways, states like Illinois help subsidize parts of the South through federal tax flows.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Incentives are meant to drive adoption and loyalty, yet many manufacturers cannot clearly quantify which programs actually change purchasing decisions and which simply subsidize purchases that would have happened anyway.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
The rally also highlighted concerns over Duke’s profits, executive compensation, data center growth, coal and gas investments, and whether residential customers are subsidizing industrial energy use.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
In many ways, states like Illinois help subsidize parts of the South through federal tax flows.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Incentives are meant to drive adoption and loyalty, yet many manufacturers cannot clearly quantify which programs actually change purchasing decisions and which simply subsidize purchases that would have happened anyway.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for subsidize
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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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