Subsidize — Sub si*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subsidized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subsidizing}.] [From {Subsidy}.] To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subsidize — sub‧si‧dize [ˈsʌbsdaɪz] also subsidise verb [transitive] FINANCE ECONOMICS if a government or organization subsidizes a company, activity etc, it pays part of the cost: • The railroad company is partially subsidized by the federal government … Financial and business terms
subsidize — (v.) 1795, from SUBSIDY (Cf. subsidy) + IZE (Cf. ize). Originally to pay to hire (mercenaries, foreign troops, etc.), also of nations, to buy neutrality or alliance. Meaning to bribe is from 1815. Meaning to support by grants of (often… … Etymology dictionary
subsidize — (Amer.) sub·si·dize || sÊŒbsɪdaɪz v. provide financial assistance (also subsidise) … English contemporary dictionary
subsidize — [v] give money to get started angel*, back, bankroll*, contribute, endow, finance, fund, grubstake*, help, juice*, pick up the check*, pick up the tab*, prime the pump*, promote, put up the money for, sponsor, stake, support, underwrite; concepts … New thesaurus
subsidize — (also subsidise) ► VERB 1) support (an organization or activity) financially. 2) pay part of the cost of producing (something) to reduce its price. DERIVATIVES subsidization noun … English terms dictionary
subsidize — [sub′sə dīz΄] vt. subsidized, subsidizing [< SUBSIDY + IZE] 1. to support with a subsidy 2. to buy the aid or support of with a subsidy, often as a kind of bribe subsidization n. subsidizer n … English World dictionary
subsidize — UK [ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz] / US [ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms subsidize : present tense I/you/we/they subsidize he/she/it subsidizes present participle subsidizing past tense subsidized past participle subsidized to pay some of the cost of… … English dictionary
subsidize — transitive verb ( dized; dizing) Date: 1769 to furnish with a subsidy: as a. to purchase the assistance of by payment of a subsidy b. to aid or promote (as a private enterprise) with public money < subsidize soybean farmers > < subsidize public… … New Collegiate Dictionary
subsidize — (BrE also ise) verb PHRASES ▪ heavily subsidized, highly subsidized ▪ The airline is heavily subsidized by the government. ▪ federally subsidized (AmE) Subsidize is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ … Collocations dictionary
