subsidized

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adjective

sub·​si·​dized ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīzd 

-zə-

: furnished with a subsidy : paid for with the assistance of a subsidy (such as a grant of public or private money)

subsidized housing

An entitlement to heavily subsidized health care, regardless of financial need, is a luxury …

—Richard Jackson

Apple employees still rhapsodize about the exquisite salmon served at a subsidized price in the employee cafeteria …

—Jeff Goodell

subsidized

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past tense and past participle of subsidize

Examples of subsidized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The branding for the mayor’s new subsidized stores, though, is likely to be anything but. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2026

The program provides subsidized care for children from 6 weeks to 13 years old and through 19 for children with special needs. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

In Arizona, demand for subsidized care far outpaces available resources. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Bell’s husband, Joshua Crites, works as a director for the consulting firm JH Brawner, which helps local housing authorities develop subsidized apartment projects that receive a lot of money from Bell’s agency. — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1785, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subsidized

• acclimatized
• aerosolized
• alphabetized
• aluminized
• anaesthetized
• anesthetized
• annualized
• antagonized
• apologised
• apologized
• capitalised
• capitalized