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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If 22 million people losing access to those subsidies was palatable on its own, those who have unsubsidized health care are going to get hit, too.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
For them, unsubsidized health insurance can be prohibitively expensive.
—Christopher Robertson, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Much of the country relies on petrol generators because the grid is patchy and unreliable, but unsubsidized fuel is too expensive for most.
—semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
EVs should be competing in the market based on whether consumers are willing to cover their full and unsubsidized costs.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
For them, unsubsidized health insurance can be prohibitively expensive.
—Christopher Robertson, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Much of the country relies on petrol generators because the grid is patchy and unreliable, but unsubsidized fuel is too expensive for most.
—semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
EVs should be competing in the market based on whether consumers are willing to cover their full and unsubsidized costs.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsubsidized
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“Unsubsidized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsubsidized. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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