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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Tesla sells billions of dollars a year in credits to automakers that fall short of federal emission rules, and its cars are subsidized by tax incentives for electric vehicles — though Mr. Trump has called for a rollback of electric car subsidies.
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
Hamilton County agreed to subsidize financing for two new stadiums for the Bengals and MLB’s Cincinnati Reds.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The higher-margin broadband segment partially subsidizes mobile, which on its own would not be as attractive of a business, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Brandon Nispel.
—Russell Leung,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Higher interest rates meant governments could no longer service their debts, and private banks could not step in to subsidize the economy to the same extent that state bureaucracies had.
—Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
Hamilton County agreed to subsidize financing for two new stadiums for the Bengals and MLB’s Cincinnati Reds.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The higher-margin broadband segment partially subsidizes mobile, which on its own would not be as attractive of a business, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Brandon Nispel.
—Russell Leung,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Higher interest rates meant governments could no longer service their debts, and private banks could not step in to subsidize the economy to the same extent that state bureaucracies had.
—Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 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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