subsidize
verb [T] (UK usually subsidise) /ˈsʌb.sɪ.daɪz/Definition
› to pay part of the cost of something: £50 would help to subsidize the training of an unemployed teenager. The refugees live in subsidized housing provided by the authorities.Paying and spending money subsidization (UK usually subsidisation) /ˌsʌb.sɪ.daɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
/-dəˈ-/ noun [U] subsidizer (UK usually subsidiser) /-daɪ.zər/
/-daɪ.zɚ/ noun [C] › European countries are quite aggressive subsidizers of grain exports.Grants and allowances
/-dəˈ-/ noun [U] subsidizer (UK usually subsidiser) /-daɪ.zər/
/-daɪ.zɚ/ noun [C] › European countries are quite aggressive subsidizers of grain exports.Grants and allowances(Definition of subsidize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- contributory adjective
- discharge noun (PERFORMANCE)
- make sth/it worth your while idiom
- match sth pound for pound idiom
- means noun (MONEY)
- money doesn't grow on trees idiom
- overpay verb
- pay (sth) out phrasal verb
- pay verb (BUY)
- payable adjective
- payee noun
- pump-priming noun
- put sth down phrasal verb (PAY)
- run to sth phrasal verb (MONEY)
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