unsubsidized
adjective
un·sub·si·dized
ˌən-ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīzd 
-zə-
: not aided or promoted with public money : not subsidized
unsubsidized housing
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The company says unsubsidized bus fare pricing is core to its model.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
So coal, oil, natural gas, and wants to put America's efforts behind those as opposed to wind and solar, which unsubsidized wind and solar is still among the cheapest ways to generate electricity.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
And Glydways maintains that unsubsidized operation at bus-fare levels is core to the business model, though actual pricing estimates haven't been announced yet.
—New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2026
For example, the average middle-income 60-year-old earning almost $63,000 a year is no longer eligible for ACA subsidies, and is on the hook for the full, unsubsidized insurance premium in 2026 — about $15,000, according to a KFF analysis.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
So coal, oil, natural gas, and wants to put America's efforts behind those as opposed to wind and solar, which unsubsidized wind and solar is still among the cheapest ways to generate electricity.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
And Glydways maintains that unsubsidized operation at bus-fare levels is core to the business model, though actual pricing estimates haven't been announced yet.
—New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2026
For example, the average middle-income 60-year-old earning almost $63,000 a year is no longer eligible for ACA subsidies, and is on the hook for the full, unsubsidized insurance premium in 2026 — about $15,000, according to a KFF analysis.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Unsubsidized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsubsidized. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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