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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The governor’s office inappropriately used $421,822 meant for their own office to subsidize other agencies.
—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
Things may only worsen as the SAVE plan — Biden’s last attempt to regulate and subsidize monthly loan payments for low-and-middle-income individuals — has been phased out entirely as of July 1.
—
Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Even with the expansion, the state funds enough slots to subsidize only about 18% of eligible children.
—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
On Tuesday, a company executive revealed Starlink pricing for areas that SpaceX will serve through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, the US government’s latest effort to subsidize high-speed internet access.
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Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 June 2026
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Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
Things may only worsen as the SAVE plan — Biden’s last attempt to regulate and subsidize monthly loan payments for low-and-middle-income individuals — has been phased out entirely as of July 1.
—
Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Even with the expansion, the state funds enough slots to subsidize only about 18% of eligible children.
—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
On Tuesday, a company executive revealed Starlink pricing for areas that SpaceX will serve through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, the US government’s latest effort to subsidize high-speed internet access.
—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 June 2026
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“Subsidize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidize. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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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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