Subsidize
verb
To give money to a cause or project, usually from a government to help make it successful.
The government subsidizes cheap housing for low-income families.
Often appears as...
- subsidize housing
- subsidize farming
verb
To help or support something financially, often making it cheaper or more affordable.
Universities might subsidize the training of future doctors.
Often appears as...
- subsidize education
- subsidize training
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Academic
verb
To give money to a cause or project, usually from a government to help make it successful.
The government subsidizes cheap housing for low-income families.
Often appears as...
- subsidize housing
- subsidize farming
verb
To help or support something financially, often making it cheaper or more affordable.
Universities might subsidize the training of future doctors.
Often appears as...
- subsidize education
- subsidize training
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Government Role
Subsidize often involves financial support from public funds, highlighting a government's role in aiding sectors.
The arts festival was subsidized by the city council.
Pro Tip 2/3Cost Reduction
A subsidy aims to reduce the cost for the end-user, making services or goods more accessible.
Student meals are subsidized to be affordably priced.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Impact
Using 'subsidize' can imply economic strategies for stability, growth, or specific policy goals.
To boost agriculture, the government subsidized fertilizer costs.
Pro Tip 1/3Government Role
Subsidize often involves financial support from public funds, highlighting a government's role in aiding sectors.
The arts festival was subsidized by the city council.
Pro Tip 2/3Cost Reduction
A subsidy aims to reduce the cost for the end-user, making services or goods more accessible.
Student meals are subsidized to be affordably priced.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Impact
Using 'subsidize' can imply economic strategies for stability, growth, or specific policy goals.
To boost agriculture, the government subsidized fertilizer costs.
Pro Tip 1/3Government Role
Subsidize often involves financial support from public funds, highlighting a government's role in aiding sectors.
The arts festival was subsidized by the city council.
Pro Tip 2/3Cost Reduction
A subsidy aims to reduce the cost for the end-user, making services or goods more accessible.
Student meals are subsidized to be affordably priced.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Impact
Using 'subsidize' can imply economic strategies for stability, growth, or specific policy goals.
To boost agriculture, the government subsidized fertilizer costs.
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How India could pull off...
and forced by many states to subsidize power to farmers and residential customers. India needs reforms to more efficiently combat energy poverty while overhauling unprofitable utilities so they can pay for clean energy on time. Doing so will make it possible to raise trillions of dollars at home and abroad
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What’s the best fuel for...
and heavy subsidies for the producers of fossil fuels, mean that almost every green technology is more expensive than its fossil-fuel-based cousin. This cost difference is known as a green premium. Governments have already started subsidizing electric vehicles to help make up the difference.
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Ramanan Laxminarayan:...
ways of subsidizing new antibiotics and development. But there are challenges here. We don't want to just throw money at a problem. What we want to be able to do is invest in new antibiotics in ways that actually encourage appropriate use and sales of those antibiotics,
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What is international...
probably tell you a little bit about surviving climate change that she did not cause the third thing that you didn't know about international development is that the developing world is actually subsidizing us for every dollar that the developing world gets in
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The new urgency of...
is obviously because there's different amounts of sunshine and wind there and different building costs and so forth. Well, yes, and government policies also account for a lot. The world is continuing to subsidize fossil fuels at a ridiculous amount,
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Amina J. Mohammed: A new...
take responsibility and lead. We must stop spending trillions subsidizing fossil fuels, clogging the lungs of our people and destroying forests and oceans. And we must provide the resources that are needed for a just green and blue transition.
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A path to security for...
and they offer to protect people from the other criminals and from the police. Unlike the state, the criminals often try to buy legitimacy. They give charity. They solve disputes. Sometimes, they even build subsidized housing.
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Paul Romer: Why the...
but ran into a firestorm of protest from businesses and consumers who wanted to preserve the existing subsidized rates. So he was stuck with rules that prevented him from letting the win-win solution help his country.
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Tzeporah Berman: The bad...
he said, "Canada's back." And he went home to introduce some really good climate policy, carbon pricing. And our emissions didn't go down. And the government continued to green-light and even subsidize
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A Family Faces Food...
money-wise coming in is a lot less than what has to go out every month a lot less it's never enough to buy groceries in paper bills so we always have to subsidize either we pay our bills or you
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How India could pull off...
and forced by many states to subsidize power to farmers and residential customers. India needs reforms to more efficiently combat energy poverty while overhauling unprofitable utilities so they can pay for clean energy on time. Doing so will make it possible to raise trillions of dollars at home and abroad
Video examples
What’s the best fuel for...
and heavy subsidies for the producers of fossil fuels, mean that almost every green technology is more expensive than its fossil-fuel-based cousin. This cost difference is known as a green premium. Governments have already started subsidizing electric vehicles to help make up the difference.
Video examples
Ramanan Laxminarayan:...
ways of subsidizing new antibiotics and development. But there are challenges here. We don't want to just throw money at a problem. What we want to be able to do is invest in new antibiotics in ways that actually encourage appropriate use and sales of those antibiotics,
Video examples
What is international...
probably tell you a little bit about surviving climate change that she did not cause the third thing that you didn't know about international development is that the developing world is actually subsidizing us for every dollar that the developing world gets in
Video examples
The new urgency of...
is obviously because there's different amounts of sunshine and wind there and different building costs and so forth. Well, yes, and government policies also account for a lot. The world is continuing to subsidize fossil fuels at a ridiculous amount,
Video examples
Amina J. Mohammed: A new...
take responsibility and lead. We must stop spending trillions subsidizing fossil fuels, clogging the lungs of our people and destroying forests and oceans. And we must provide the resources that are needed for a just green and blue transition.
Video examples
A path to security for...
and they offer to protect people from the other criminals and from the police. Unlike the state, the criminals often try to buy legitimacy. They give charity. They solve disputes. Sometimes, they even build subsidized housing.
Video examples
Paul Romer: Why the...
but ran into a firestorm of protest from businesses and consumers who wanted to preserve the existing subsidized rates. So he was stuck with rules that prevented him from letting the win-win solution help his country.
Video examples
Tzeporah Berman: The bad...
he said, "Canada's back." And he went home to introduce some really good climate policy, carbon pricing. And our emissions didn't go down. And the government continued to green-light and even subsidize
Video examples
A Family Faces Food...
money-wise coming in is a lot less than what has to go out every month a lot less it's never enough to buy groceries in paper bills so we always have to subsidize either we pay our bills or you
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Moby
American Musician
I believe that the role of limited government should be looking after the needs of veterans, the elderly, children and those institutions that improve the quality of life for struggling families - I don't believe that government should bend to serve the needs of subsidized multi-national corporations and entitled billionaires.
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Harry Browne
American Writer
The communitarians may say you've been enjoying too much individual freedom, and that you must give up some of that for the benefit of the community. But they really mean that they want more power over your life - to force you to subsidize, obey and conform to their choices.
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Christina Romer
American Economist
If increasing income equality is the goal, it might be wiser to put money into infrastructure than to subsidize manufacturing. Construction also pays good wages, but with lower educational requirements. And America's infrastructure needs are enormous.
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Edmund Phelps
American Economist
There would be plenty of justification to raise revenues in order to subsidize businesses that employ low-wage workers. But there can be no justification for pandering to the economy's entire bottom half merely to attract its votes.
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Jamie Sives
Scottish Actor
I worked in an insurance office for six years, and it was there that I just woke up one day and realised there was something massively lacking in my life, and a non-contributory pension and a subsidised canteen could not fill it.
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Charlie Kirk
American Activist
When students have access to low-interest loans and government aid, colleges have no incentive to cut costs. Why should a college lower tuition if more students are able to pay with subsidized loans from the government?
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James Surowiecki
American Journalist
A general principle of good taxation is that similar jobs, and similar kinds of compensation, should be taxed the same way: otherwise, the government is effectively subsidizing some jobs over others.
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Harriet Walter
English Actress
I came up almost completely through the subsidised theatre. I have never been absolutely at the market interface, where I've got to sell my wares or die - I've always been protected from that.
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Charles Koch
American Businessman
It's not going to help the country to be subsidizing uneconomical forms of energy - whether you call them 'green,' 'renewable' or whatever. In that case, the cure is worse than the disease.
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Marianne Elliott
British Director
In subsidized theater, you are encouraged to take risks. It's about being imaginative and artistic. That's the priority. It might not be a success, but let's try.
Quote examples
Moby
American Musician
I believe that the role of limited government should be looking after the needs of veterans, the elderly, children and those institutions that improve the quality of life for struggling families - I don't believe that government should bend to serve the needs of subsidized multi-national corporations and entitled billionaires.
Quote examples
Harry Browne
American Writer
The communitarians may say you've been enjoying too much individual freedom, and that you must give up some of that for the benefit of the community. But they really mean that they want more power over your life - to force you to subsidize, obey and conform to their choices.
Quote examples
Christina Romer
American Economist
If increasing income equality is the goal, it might be wiser to put money into infrastructure than to subsidize manufacturing. Construction also pays good wages, but with lower educational requirements. And America's infrastructure needs are enormous.
Quote examples
Edmund Phelps
American Economist
There would be plenty of justification to raise revenues in order to subsidize businesses that employ low-wage workers. But there can be no justification for pandering to the economy's entire bottom half merely to attract its votes.
Quote examples
Jamie Sives
Scottish Actor
I worked in an insurance office for six years, and it was there that I just woke up one day and realised there was something massively lacking in my life, and a non-contributory pension and a subsidised canteen could not fill it.
Quote examples
Charlie Kirk
American Activist
When students have access to low-interest loans and government aid, colleges have no incentive to cut costs. Why should a college lower tuition if more students are able to pay with subsidized loans from the government?
Quote examples
James Surowiecki
American Journalist
A general principle of good taxation is that similar jobs, and similar kinds of compensation, should be taxed the same way: otherwise, the government is effectively subsidizing some jobs over others.
Quote examples
Harriet Walter
English Actress
I came up almost completely through the subsidised theatre. I have never been absolutely at the market interface, where I've got to sell my wares or die - I've always been protected from that.
Quote examples
Charles Koch
American Businessman
It's not going to help the country to be subsidizing uneconomical forms of energy - whether you call them 'green,' 'renewable' or whatever. In that case, the cure is worse than the disease.
Quote examples
Marianne Elliott
British Director
In subsidized theater, you are encouraged to take risks. It's about being imaginative and artistic. That's the priority. It might not be a success, but let's try.
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