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subsidize

/ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/

subsidize verb: to assist (someone or something) by granting a subsidy.

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

subsidize meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Arabic

subsidize in Tamil

துணை உதவி அளி

subsidize in Bengali

ভর্তুকি দেওয়া, আর্থিক সাহায্য করা

subsidize in Malayalam

സഹായധനം നൽകുക

subsidize in Arabic

assist by granting a subsidy
دَعَمَ daʕama
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subsidize in Vietnamese
trợ cấp

Synonyms of subsidize

Forms of subsidize

third-person singular presentsubsidizes
present participlesubsidizing
past participlesubsidized
pastsubsidized
alternative formsubsidise

Past tense of subsidize: subsidized

Origin of subsidize

From subsidy + -ize.

Words formed from subsidize

Questions about subsidize

What does subsidize mean?
Subsidize means to assist (someone or something) by granting a subsidy.
What is subsidize in Tamil?
Subsidize in Tamil is துணை உதவி அளி. See Subsidize meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is subsidize?
Subsidize is a verb.
How do you pronounce subsidize?
Subsidize is pronounced /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of subsidize?
The past tense of subsidize is subsidized.

Words near subsidize in the dictionary

  1. subsidises
  2. subsidising
  3. subsidizable
  4. subsidization
  5. subsidizations
  6. subsidize
  7. subsidized
  8. subsidized housing
  9. subsidizer
  10. subsidizers
  11. subsidizes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: subsidize (page history and authors); subsidize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); subsidize (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); subsidize (Malayalam Wiktionary) (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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