1
as in to fund
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
the museum is annually subsidized by funds from several major corporations
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as in to finance
to provide money for
housing for the elderly that was subsidized by the federal government
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Recent Examples of subsidize
Health insurance is subsidized for the majority of those who sign up for marketplace plans.
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Christopher O'Donnell, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
In the post-pandemic era, the U.S. economy has struggled with inflation, undermining voters’ willingness to subsidize wealthy allies and fund foreign wars in perpetuity.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
Switzerland voted in 2022 to introduce its own streamer tax-and-quota system; Canada passed legislation to force foreign platforms to directly subsidize local content; and in 2022 Netflix started to pay local taxes in Australia on earnings from that country's users.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Would the extra costs — that critics say would, in part, subsidize food for children from affluent families — be worth it?
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 12 Oct. 2024
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Christopher O'Donnell, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
In the post-pandemic era, the U.S. economy has struggled with inflation, undermining voters’ willingness to subsidize wealthy allies and fund foreign wars in perpetuity.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
Switzerland voted in 2022 to introduce its own streamer tax-and-quota system; Canada passed legislation to force foreign platforms to directly subsidize local content; and in 2022 Netflix started to pay local taxes in Australia on earnings from that country's users.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Would the extra costs — that critics say would, in part, subsidize food for children from affluent families — be worth it?
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Subsidize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidize. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.
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