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sub·si·dize

(sŭb′sĭ-dīz′)

tr.v. sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es

1. To assist or support with a subsidy.

2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy.

sub′si·di·za′tion (-dĭ-zā′shən) n.

sub′si·diz′er n.

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subsidize

(ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz) or

subsidise

vb (tr)

1. (Economics) to aid or support with a subsidy

2. (Economics) to obtain the aid of by means of a subsidy

ˌsubsiˈdizable, ˌsubsiˈdisable adj

ˌsubsidiˈzation, ˌsubsidiˈsation n

ˈsubsiˌdizer, ˈsubsiˌdiser n

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sub•si•dize

(ˈsʌb sɪˌdaɪz)

v.t. -dized, -diz•ing.

1. to furnish or aid with a subsidy.

2. to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy.

3. to secure the cooperation of by bribery; buy over.

[1785–95]

sub`si•di•za′tion, n.

sub′si•diz`er, n.

subsidize

Past participle: subsidized
Gerund: subsidizing

Imperative
subsidize
subsidize

Present
I subsidize
you subsidize
he/she/it subsidizes
we subsidize
you subsidize
they subsidize

Preterite
I subsidized
you subsidized
he/she/it subsidized
we subsidized
you subsidized
they subsidized

Present Continuous
I am subsidizing
you are subsidizing
he/she/it is subsidizing
we are subsidizing
you are subsidizing
they are subsidizing

Present Perfect
I have subsidized
you have subsidized
he/she/it has subsidized
we have subsidized
you have subsidized
they have subsidized

Past Continuous
I was subsidizing
you were subsidizing
he/she/it was subsidizing
we were subsidizing
you were subsidizing
they were subsidizing

Past Perfect
I had subsidized
you had subsidized
he/she/it had subsidized
we had subsidized
you had subsidized
they had subsidized

Future
I will subsidize
you will subsidize
he/she/it will subsidize
we will subsidize
you will subsidize
they will subsidize

Future Perfect
I will have subsidized
you will have subsidized
he/she/it will have subsidized
we will have subsidized
you will have subsidized
they will have subsidized

Future Continuous
I will be subsidizing
you will be subsidizing
he/she/it will be subsidizing
we will be subsidizing
you will be subsidizing
they will be subsidizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been subsidizing
you have been subsidizing
he/she/it has been subsidizing
we have been subsidizing
you have been subsidizing
they have been subsidizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been subsidizing
you will have been subsidizing
he/she/it will have been subsidizing
we will have been subsidizing
you will have been subsidizing
they will have been subsidizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been subsidizing
you had been subsidizing
he/she/it had been subsidizing
we had been subsidizing
you had been subsidizing
they had been subsidizing

Conditional
I would subsidize
you would subsidize
he/she/it would subsidize
we would subsidize
you would subsidize
they would subsidize

Past Conditional
I would have subsidized
you would have subsidized
he/she/it would have subsidized
we would have subsidized
you would have subsidized
they would have subsidized

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Verb	1.	subsidize - support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized" subsidise support - support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
	2.	subsidize - secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces subsidise pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"

subsidize

verb fund, finance, support, promote, sponsor, underwrite, put up the money for a government decision to subsidize coal mining

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subsidize

verb

To supply capital to or for:

back, capitalize, finance, fund, grubstake, stake.

Informal: bankroll.

Idiom: put up money for.

Translations

يُقَدِّمُ العَوْنَ الـمَالِيَّ لِ

dotovatsubvencovat

give statsstøttestøttesubsidiere

subventionieren

επιδοτώ

subvencionar subsidiar

tukea maksuin

subventionner

subvencionirati

szubvencionál

styrkja meî opinberum fjárframlögum

sovvenzionare

助成金を支給する

보조금을 지불하다

subvencovať

subventionera

ให้ความช่วยเหลือในด้านการเงิน

mali destek sağlamaksübvansiyon yapmak

bao cấp

补贴

subsidize

[ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz] VT → subvencionar
rice is imported at subsidized prices → el arroz se importa subvencionado

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subsidize

[ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz] subsidise (British) vt → subventionner

subsidize

vt company etc → subventionieren; housing → finanziell unterstützen; (inf) sb’s habits → subventionieren; person → unterstützen

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subsidize

[ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz] vt → sovvenzionare

subsidy

(ˈsabsidi) – plural ˈsubsidies – noun

(a sum of) money paid by a government etc to an industry etc that needs help, or to farmers etc to keep the price of their products low.

ˈsubsidize, ˈsubsidise verb

to give a subsidy to. Some industries are subsidized by the government.

subsidize

→ يُقَدِّمُ العَوْنَ الـمَالِيَّ لِ dotovat støtte subventionieren επιδοτώ subsidiar, subvencionar tukea maksuin subventionner subvencionirati sovvenzionare 助成金を支給する 보조금을 지불하다 subsidiëren subsidiere dotować subsidiar субсидировать subventionera ให้ความช่วยเหลือในด้านการเงิน mali destek sağlamak bao cấp 补贴

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The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade issued a statement on Saturday clarifying that it will continue to subsidize the price of diesel fuel used by bakeries producing traditional subsidized bread.

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The biggest business group in the Philippines called on the government to subsidize electricity for businesses, claiming this was needed to enable local industries to compete with those in neighboring countries where such benefit was available.

Gov't urged to provide electricity subsidy

"Some of these cartels buy maize from Uganda at Sh1,800 per 90 Kg and sell it to NCPB at S,200 while others hoard the crop in anticipation of increased prices," said Kipkorir Menjo, a KFA director.He petitioned the government to subsidize the cost of farm inputs to help farmers increase acreage.

Food crisis looms as cheap flour runs out

* to suggest the relevant capital investment formulas that would evaluate the financial feasibility of the subsidize programs, and assure self-continuity of the suggested institutions, as well as keeping the cost of financing at a minimum level.

FOCUS ON FINANCIAL EVALUATION TECHNIQUES OF SUBSIDIZED HOUSING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

The only way to solve this problem is to subsidize the people directly in the same fashion that we subsidize our seniors.

Fix it up: one consultant's thoughts on the state of affordable housing development

"There are many options available to solve this issue and one of them is to stop subsidizing flour itself and subsidize the final product, the bread.

Bakery owners claim losses due to discrepancy in flour subsidies

As the European Union began to grow from its original six members to today's 25, it has continued to subsidize agricultural production--and far too successfully.

Slip sliding away: restricted by trade ruling, Europe's sugar barons race to invest in Brazil, the world's new top producer

In such an arrangement, which is often described as "corporatism," government--which has the power to tax, regulate, subsidize, control, and ultimately to destroy--is invariably the senior partner.

Cyber-corporatism

Organize, don't subsidize. The amount spent on organizing is one of the key issues separating Change to Win from the rest of the AFL-CIO.

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The Government of Ghana is exploring a plan that would subsidize mortgages to promote home ownership for Ghana's workers.

GHANA TO SUBSIDIZE SOME HOUSING

"Foreign steel-producing countries are restraining their scrap exports in order to subsidize local steel production.