subsidize
verb (used with object)
to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
subsidizes
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present tense formof subsidize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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To help make housing affordable, the Singaporean government subsidizes housing by building apartments around the city.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
They deserve a health-insurance marketplace that subsidizes only people who qualify.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
It’s not known who subsidizes the low rents at C Street, which is technically a church and doesn’t disclose its backers.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
"Businesses are going to make a fortune, and that's why you cannot continue to have a payroll tax system that taxes jobs and then subsidizes automation," the governor said in a statement.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Inside Jilin Province, China created the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, where forty percent of the population is ethnic Korean and where the government subsidizes Korean-language schools and publications.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
