To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship line
support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized" secure the assistence of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces
sub·si·dize subsidizes subsidizing subsidized in BRIT, also use subsidise If a government or other authority subsidizes something, they pay part of the cost of it. At the moment they are existing on pensions that are subsidised by the government. + subsidized sub·si·dized heavily subsidized prices for housing, bread, and meat. + subsidizing sub·si·diz·ing the subsidising of London's transport. + subsidization sub·si·di·za·tion the federal government's subsidisation of poorer parts of the country. if a government or organization subsidizes a company, activity etc, it pays part of its costs
secure the assistence of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces