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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Congress is also pushing FCC cost cuts, as the Senate voted to kill a Biden-era attempt to use E-Rate to subsidize Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolchildren who lack reliable Internet access to complete their homework.
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ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
These The allegations include forcing U.S. and other foreign companies to hand over trade secrets in exchange for access to the Chinese market; using government money to subsidize domestic tech firms; and outright theft of sensitive technologies.
—CBS News, 10 May 2025
This has come in the form of more progressive taxes, subsidized health care and housing, food stamps, higher minimum wages and child tax credits.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
In a Truth Social post, the president wrote that the U.S. is subsidizing Canada by $200 billion a year and giving away free military protection.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 6 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
These The allegations include forcing U.S. and other foreign companies to hand over trade secrets in exchange for access to the Chinese market; using government money to subsidize domestic tech firms; and outright theft of sensitive technologies.
—CBS News, 10 May 2025
This has come in the form of more progressive taxes, subsidized health care and housing, food stamps, higher minimum wages and child tax credits.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
In a Truth Social post, the president wrote that the U.S. is subsidizing Canada by $200 billion a year and giving away free military protection.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 6 May 2025
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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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