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Definitions for subsidize
ˈsʌb sɪˌdaɪzsub·si·dize

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. subsidize, subsidiseverb

    support through subsidies

    "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized"

  2. subsidize, subsidiseverb

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

Wiktionary

  1. subsidizeverb

    To assist someone or something by granting a subsidy.

ChatGPT

  1. subsidize

    To subsidize is to provide financial support or assistance, typically by a government or public body, to an industry, organization, or economic sector to promote its growth, success, or to reduce the cost of its products or services. This can encourage certain activities, industries, or behaviors that are considered beneficial for society or desired by the government.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Subsidizeverb

    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

  2. Etymology: [From Subsidy.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of subsidize in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of subsidize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of subsidize in a Sentence

  1. Analyst Nick Loris:

    When you subsidize something as much as solar gets, it does n’t seem like it’s sustainable in the long run, it creates a temporary handout to a few companies, pulling resources from other places in the economy.

  2. Yin Chin Cheong:

    I'm not sure what the government could do to 'encourage price cuts' unless it's going to subsidize them.

  3. Mayor Liccardo:

    We require motorists to carry automobile insurance, and the insurance industry appropriately encourages and rewards safe driver behavior. We tax tobacco consumption both to discourage risky behavior and to make sure non-smokers are not forced to subsidize the substantial public health costs generated by smoking-related illnesses and deaths, these successful public health models inspire a similar' harm reduction' approach for firearms.

  4. Ronald Reagan:

    If it moves, tax it, if it keeps moving, regulate it, and if it stops moving, subsidize it !

  5. Tami Simon:

    Employers will sometimes subsidize the cost of COBRA, but most don't, and employers are permitted to charge up to 102 % of the applicable premium for COBRA.

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