unsubsidized
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Students need to understand that any unsubsidized portion of their loan will begin accruing interest right away — unlike the subsidized portion, where the government covers the interest while they are in school.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025
Since those would no longer exist, the full amount would be in costlier unsubsidized loans.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025
But the most common are direct subsidized and unsubsidized loans, which are taken by the person who is completing the college degree.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023
He recalled the overwhelming moment an adviser instructed him to choose between “a subsidized loan, unsubsidized loan or a little bit of both.”
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023
There is only one free, independent, unsubsidized American ship sailing the foreign seas, and Duluth owns it.
From Following the Equator — Part 1 by Twain, Mark
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