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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Income requirements would ensure that families that need affordable apartments get them, as would converting units to affordable housing, which would enable low income tenants to get rent vouchers subsidized by the government.
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Shimon Shkury, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Trump has long criticized the Biden administration’s efforts to subsidize EVs in a bid to boost adoption of cleaner cars.
—Eliyahu Kamisher, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
The crops being subsidized are mostly grown by large, often multinational corporations in a way that depletes the soil and causes nutrient and chemical runoff.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
For a while, publication was subsidized by another well-off socialist, and then it was paid for by the sale of stock in a gold mine.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
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Shimon Shkury, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Trump has long criticized the Biden administration’s efforts to subsidize EVs in a bid to boost adoption of cleaner cars.
—Eliyahu Kamisher, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
The crops being subsidized are mostly grown by large, often multinational corporations in a way that depletes the soil and causes nutrient and chemical runoff.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
For a while, publication was subsidized by another well-off socialist, and then it was paid for by the sale of stock in a gold mine.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
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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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