SUBSIDISE


Meaning of SUBSIDISE in English

sub ‧ si ‧ dize AC BrE AmE ( also subsidise British English ) /ˈsʌbsədaɪz, ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/ verb [transitive usually passive]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ subsidy , ↑ subsidization ; verb : ↑ subsidize ; adjective : ↑ subsidized ]

if a government or organization subsidizes a company, activity etc, it pays part of its costs:

Farming is heavily subsidized (=subsidized a lot) by the government.

—subsidized adjective [only before noun] :

heavily subsidized agricultural exports

—subsidization /ˌsʌbsədaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n, ˌsʌbsɪdaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -də-/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.