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subsidise

subsidise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of subsidize.

Meaning of subsidize

Verb

subsidize (third-person singular simple present subsidizes, present participle subsidizing, simple past and past participle subsidized)

  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
    Synonyms:
    underwrite

Forms of subsidise

third-person singular presentsubsidises
present participlesubsidising
past participlesubsidised
pastsubsidised

Words formed from subsidise

Questions about subsidise

What is subsidise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Subsidise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of subsidize.

Words near subsidise in the dictionary

  1. subsidies
  2. subsiding
  3. subsidings
  4. subsidisation
  5. subsidisations
  6. subsidise
  7. subsidised
  8. subsidiser
  9. subsidisers
  10. subsidises
  11. subsidising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subsidise (page history and authors); subsidize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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