subsidize

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subsidize

  • /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/ UK, US

verb subsidizes · subsidizing · subsidized · subsidise

  1. transitive To assist (someone or something) by granting a subsidy. By the start of the 19th century, Europe was neckdeep in the Napoleonic Wars, which, at various times, amounted to the British Empire against Europe, and, at others, involved Britain subsidising various nations, such as Austria and Prussia, against Napoleon.

    Similar: underwrite

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verb assist by granting a subsidy

Españolsubsidiar
中文資助 /资助 zīzhù, 给津贴 gěijīntiē, 給津貼 /给津贴 gěi jīntiē
Portuguêssubsidiar, subvencionar
Françaissubventionner
Deutschsubventionieren
Italianosovvenzionare
Ελληνικάεπιχορηγώ epichorigó, επιδοτώ epidotó
Русскийсубсиди́ровать subsidírovatʹ
Tiếng Việttrợ cấp
العربيةدَعَمَ daʕama
עבריתסִבְסֵד sivséd, סִבְּסֵד sibséd

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@misc{subsidize_2026,
  title = {subsidize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subsidize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}