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]