cross-subsidize
cross-subsidize is the alternative form of cross-subsidise.
Meaning of cross-subsidise
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-subsidize
| third-person singular present | cross-subsidizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | cross-subsidizing |
| past participle | cross-subsidized |
| past | cross-subsidized |
Origin of cross-subsidize
From cross- + subsidize.
Questions about cross-subsidize
- What is cross-subsidize the alternative form of?
- Cross-subsidize is the alternative form of cross-subsidise.
Words near cross-subsidize in the dictionary
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