SUBSIDIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subsidize mean? 

• SUBSIDIZE (verb)
  The verb SUBSIDIZE has 2 senses:

1. support through subsidies

2. secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces

  Familiarity information: SUBSIDIZE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBSIDIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they subsidize    ... he / she / it subsidizes   
Past simple: subsidized   
Past participle: subsidized   
-ing form: subsidizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Support through subsidies

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

subsidise; subsidize

Context example:

The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized

Hypernyms (to "subsidize" is one way to...):

support (support materially or financially)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

subsidization (the act of providing a subsidy)

subsidization (money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy)

subsidizer (someone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy)

subsidy (a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

subsidise; subsidize

Hypernyms (to "subsidize" is one way to...):

pay (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

subsidization (the act of providing a subsidy)

subsidization (money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy)