unsubsidized

adjective

un·​sub·​si·​dized ˌən-ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīzd How to pronounce unsubsidized (audio)
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: not aided or promoted with public money : not subsidized
unsubsidized housing

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There will be a $65,000 per-child cap on Parent PLUS loans, which are unsubsidized loans that parents can take out to support their undergraduate student children. Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025 For the academic year 2025-2026, the rate is 6.39% for undergraduate loans, 7.94% for unsubsidized graduate or professional loans and 8.94% for PLUS loans. Maya Benjamin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025 There will also be a $65,000 cap on Parent PLUS loans, which are unsubsidized loans that parents can take out to support their undergraduate student children. Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025 Those seeking unsubsidized federal loans for professional degrees, such as law or medicine, will be restricted to $50,000 per year and a $200,000 lifetime cap. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsubsidized

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsubsidized was in 1756

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“Unsubsidized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsubsidized. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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