SUBSIDIZE


Meaning of SUBSIDIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sʌbsɪdaɪz ]

( subsidizes, subsidizing, subsidized)

Note: in BRIT, also use 'subsidise'

If a government or other authority subsidizes something, they pay part of the cost of it.

At the moment they are existing on pensions that are subsidised by the government.

VERB : V n

• sub‧si‧dized

...heavily subsidized prices for housing, bread, and meat.

ADJ

• sub‧si‧diz‧ing

...the subsidising of London’s transport.

N-UNCOUNT

• sub‧si‧di‧za‧tion

...the federal government’s subsidisation of poorer parts of the country.

N-UNCOUNT : usu N of n

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