SUBSIDIZE

subsidize, subsidise

(verb) support through subsidies; “The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized”

subsidize, subsidise

(verb) secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

subsidize (third-person singular simple present subsidizes, present participle subsidizing, simple past and past participle subsidized)

(transitive) To assist (someone or something) by granting a subsidy.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub"si*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subsidized; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsidizing.] Etym: [From Subsidy.]

Definition: To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship line. He employed the remittances from Spain to subsidize a large body of German mercenaries. Prescott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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