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

Examples of subsidized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If that doesn’t happen, the money would go to the Housing Commission to fund construction of subsidized housing. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024 In India, parents are being given subsidized daycare, weeks of parental leave, and a five-day workweek. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 11 June 2024 The Millender Center's apartments underwent renovations in the mid-2010s under its then-owner, City Club Apartments, and several dozen subsidized units in the building reverted from affordable to market-rate rents in 2017 once the original tax-free bonds were paid off. Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2024 Many Access-a-Ride users are already using the system to take longer trips — either with subsidized taxi trips scheduled the night before, or on the system’s blue-and-white vans. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for subsidized 

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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 2 Jul. 2024.

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