SUBSIDIZE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

subsidize

verb

ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīz

Definition of subsidize

as in to fund

to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income the museum is annually subsidized by funds from several major corporations

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as in to finance

to provide money for housing for the elderly that was subsidized by the federal government

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defund

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Recent Examples of subsidize The Senate will soon weigh in on the latest Farm Bill, which now seeks to expand market opportunities for mink farmers by undoing a prohibition in federal law on subsidizing the fur trade. — Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026 Companies could help subsidize the purchases through Health Reimbursement Arrangements, or HRAs. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 How many people lost health care Hamilton criticized cuts to premium tax credits that subsidized insurance on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 Except now, under this program, white flight is not a problem to be solved but an outcome to be embraced and even subsidized through the federal tax code. — Denise Forte, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subsidize

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Ford Motor Company has its own charitable arm, Ford Philanthropy, which is funded by the company’s earnings.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
On Jathar’s first visit, those organizational talking points included advocating for funding smart grids, authorizing Department of Energy research, and investing in STEM education.

— Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of fund

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But a dollar paid in tax cannot also finance an engineer’s salary or a new production line.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
The filing shed more light on Meta's plan to create a new class of non-voting stock, Class C, in January to help finance investments and acquisitions without diluting CEO Mark Zuckerberg's voting control.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of finance

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