subsidize

[ suhb-si-dahyz ]

/ ˈsʌb sɪˌdaɪz /

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verb (used with object), sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing.

to furnish or aid with a subsidy.

to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy.

to secure the cooperation of by bribery; buy over.

Also especially British, sub·si·dise.

Origin of subsidize

First recorded in 1785–95; subsid(y) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM subsidize

sub·si·diz·a·ble, adjective sub·si·di·za·tion, noun sub·si·diz·er, noun de·sub·si·di·za·tion, noun

de·sub·si·dize, verb (used with object), de·sub·si·dized, de·sub·si·diz·ing. non·sub·si·dized, adjective un·sub·si·dized, adjective

Words nearby subsidize

subsidiary cell, subsidiary coin, subsidiary company, subsidiary ledger, subsidiary rights, subsidize, subsidy, subsist, subsistence, subsistence allowance, subsistence farming

Example sentences from the Web for subsidization

Subsidization of persons as well as institutions must be wisely handled or moral deterioration is likely to set in.

The Church on the Changing Frontier |Helen O. Belknap
The power of subsidization of thought was theirs to a remarkable degree, as I was soon to learn under Ernest's tuition.

The Iron Heel |Jack London
I believe, therefore, that this subsidization should continue to be reduced.

State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman |Harry S. Truman

British Dictionary definitions for subsidization

subsidize

subsidise

/ (ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to aid or support with a subsidy

to obtain the aid of by means of a subsidy

Derived forms of subsidize

subsidizable or subsidisable, adjective subsidization or subsidisation, noun subsidizer or subsidiser, noun

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subsidize

verb (used with object), sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing.

Origin of subsidize

OTHER WORDS FROM subsidize

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British Dictionary definitions for subsidization

subsidise

verb (tr)

Derived forms of subsidize

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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subsidize

verb (used with object), sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing.

Origin of subsidize

OTHER WORDS FROM subsidize

Words nearby subsidize

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subsidise

verb (tr)

Derived forms of subsidize

British Dictionary definitions for subsidization