subsidized

adjective

sub·​si·​dized ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīzd How to pronounce subsidized (audio)
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: 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

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Crack users and other felons leave prison for Skid Row with criminal records that rob them of the ability to make a living, qualify for welfare or subsidized housing, contributing to the area’s sudden transformation into a strongly Black enclave. Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025 Low-income green card holders still within the mandatory five-year waiting period for Medicaid, along with refugees and domestic violence survivors, would be among those most affected by the loss of subsidized health insurance under the measure. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 The department's approach includes working with the nonprofit Community Development Alliance to provide tax financing help to build subsidized houses for lower-income buyers in the Midtown neighborhood, Goldbeck said. Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025 Rumors also persist over the government potentially increasing the cost of subsidized gasoline in the country, which has sparked nationwide protests in the past. Giada Zampano, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for subsidized

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of subsidized was in 1785

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“Subsidized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidized. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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