sub‧si‧dize AC (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 /ˌsʌbsədaɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌsʌbsɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -də-/ noun [uncountable]

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