subsidize

[suhb-si-dahyz]

verb (used with object), sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing.

to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy.
to secure the cooperation of by bribery; buy over.

Also especially British, sub·si·dise.

Origin of subsidize

First recorded in 1785–95; subsid(y) + -ize

Related formssub·si·diz·a·ble, adjectivesub·si·di·za·tion, nounsub·si·diz·er, nounde·sub·si·di·za·tion, nounde·sub·si·dize, verb (used with object), de·sub·si·dized, de·sub·si·diz·ing.non·sub·si·dized, adjectiveun·sub·si·dized, adjective

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Examples from the Web for subsidised

Historical Examples of subsidised

Subsidised emigration and all such devices he dismisses as futile.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3)
John Morley
He had stated that the Black-mouths were subsidised by the Tory Party.
Ireland as It Is
Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
I myself firmly believe that the "Express" was subsidised by Kruger.
The War in South Africa
Arthur Conan Doyle
The autovie are run by private companies, only subsidised by the government.
Sea and Sardinia
D. H. Lawrence
All private ones capable of holding Zeppelins are subsidised.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft
Various

British Dictionary definitions for subsidised

subsidize

subsidise

verb (tr)

to aid or support with a subsidy
to obtain the aid of by means of a subsidy

Derived Formssubsidizable or subsidisable, adjectivesubsidization or subsidisation, nounsubsidizer or subsidiser, noun

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Word Origin and History for subsidised

subsidize

1795, from subsidy + -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 government) money" is from 1828. Related: Subsidized; subsidizing.