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subsidize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/ (UK, US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English subsidy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English subsidize From subsidy + -ize.

Meanings

  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. 2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 1:18 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
subsidizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
subsidise alternative lexicographic
subsidizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
subsidized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
subsidized Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

subsidizable · cross-subsidize · subsidization · oversubsidize · subsidizer · sub

Relateds

subside

Synonyms

underwrite

Translations (28)

el επιδοτώ (assist by granting a subsidy) · cmn 给津贴 (assist by granting a subsidy) · pt subsidiar (assist by granting a subsidy) · kk субсидиялау (assist by granting a subsidy) · vi trợ cấp (assist by granting a subsidy) · ru субсиди́ровать (assist by granting a subsidy) · ar دَعَمَ (assist by granting a subsidy) · he סִבְסֵד (assist by granting a subsidy) · ca subvencionar (assist by granting a subsidy) · cs dotovat (assist by granting a subsidy) · pt subvencionar (assist by granting a subsidy) · it sovvenzionare (assist by granting a subsidy) · cmn 給津貼 /给津贴 (assist by granting a subsidy) · ka სუბსიდირებას უწევს (assist by granting a subsidy) · es subsidiar (assist by granting a subsidy) · fi subventoida (assist by granting a subsidy) · de subventionieren (assist by granting a subsidy) · hy սուբսիդավորել (assist by granting a subsidy) · el επιχορηγώ (assist by granting a subsidy) · fi tukea (assist by granting a subsidy) · tr sübvanse etmek (assist by granting a subsidy) · fr subventionner (assist by granting a subsidy) · ka სუბსიდირება (assist by granting a subsidy) · cmn 資助 /资助 (assist by granting a subsidy) · he סִבְּסֵד (assist by granting a subsidy) · nl subsidiëren (assist by granting a subsidy) · sv subventionera (assist by granting a subsidy) · bg субсидирам (assist by granting a subsidy)