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subsidized

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sub·si·dize

[suhb-si-dahyz]
verb (used with object), -dized, -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), -dized, -diz·ing.
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non·sub·si·dized, adjective
un·sub·si·dized, adjective
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Example Sentences
  • At many schools, separate lines and menus for those who pay and those who get subsidized meals create a stigma.
  • Subsidized housing on campus is offered, along with basic health care services.
  • But they don't get subsidized because they're good and hardworking people.
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subsidized

adjective
having partial financial support from public funds; "lived in subsidized public housing" 
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