cross-subsidise
cross-subsidise verb: to subsidise a loss-making business or activity from the profits gained from another business or activity.
Verb
cross-subsidise (third-person singular simple present cross-subsidises, present participle cross-subsidising, simple past and past participle cross-subsidised)
- To subsidise a loss-making business or activity from the profits gained from another business or activity.
- Even better known is the fact that B.E.A. services to sparsely populated areas and islands in the far north and west lose some £500,000 a year, which is cross-subsidised from other B.E.A. services. [...] The total extent of subsidising and cross-subsidising public transport in large areas of...1964 January, “News and Comment: The main Scottish closures tabled”, in Modern Railways, page 4
Forms of cross-subsidise
| third-person singular present | cross-subsidises |
|---|---|
| present participle | cross-subsidising |
| past participle | cross-subsidised |
| past | cross-subsidised |
| alternative form | cross-subsidize |
Origin of cross-subsidise
From cross- + subsidise.
Questions about cross-subsidise
- What does cross-subsidise mean?
- Cross-subsidise means to subsidise a loss-making business or activity from the profits gained from another business or activity.
- What part of speech is cross-subsidise?
- Cross-subsidise is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cross-subsidise?
- The past tense of cross-subsidise is cross-subsidised.
Words near cross-subsidise in the dictionary
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