subsidize

verb

sub·​si·​dize ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīz How to pronounce subsidize (audio)
-zə-
subsidized; subsidizing

transitive verb

: 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
subsidization noun
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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The fastest way to Make America Healthy Again is to encourage balanced diets and stop subsidizing unhealthy food choices. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 China is subsidizing the production of fentanyl, maximum subsidy available in China to make the ingredients to kill Americans. NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025 Last year, a report by a special House committee focused on countering the Chinese government said Beijing was fueling the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. by subsidizing the manufacturing of materials used by traffickers to make the drug outside the country. arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025 That effectively means that taxpayers in those states were subsidizing private school tuition that those students’ families had already committed to paying. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subsidize

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of subsidize was in 1755

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“Subsidize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidize. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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subsidize

verb
sub·​si·​dize ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīz How to pronounce subsidize (audio)
-zə-
subsidized; subsidizing
: to aid or furnish with a subsidy
subsidization noun
subsidizer noun

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