sub·si·dize

[suhb-si-dahyz]
verb (used with object), sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing.
1.
to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
2.
to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy.
3.
to secure the cooperation of by bribery; buy over.
Also, especially British, sub·si·dise.


Origin:
1785–95; subsid(y) + -ize

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
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subsidize or subsidise (ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to aid or support with a subsidy
2.  to obtain the aid of by means of a subsidy
 
subsidise or subsidise
 
vb
 
subsi'dizable or subsidise
 
adj
 
subsi'disable or subsidise
 
adj
 
subsidi'zation or subsidise
 
n
 
subsidi'sation or subsidise
 
n
 
'subsidizer or subsidise
 
n
 
'subsidiser or subsidise
 
n

subsidize or subsidise (ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to aid or support with a subsidy
2.  to obtain the aid of by means of a subsidy
 
subsidise or subsidise
 
vb
 
subsi'dizable or subsidise
 
adj
 
subsi'disable or subsidise
 
adj
 
subsidi'zation or subsidise
 
n
 
subsidi'sation or subsidise
 
n
 
'subsidizer or subsidise
 
n
 
'subsidiser or subsidise
 
n

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Example sentences
At the same time the taxes that are paid by others to subsidise the heavy use
  of the highway would be reduced.
Some rich governments choose to subsidise expensive weddings.
We subsidise our huge violent food production system and then sell the end
  result for less than half the production costs.
Some cities also planned to subsidise access for poor residents.
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