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subsidize

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sub·si·dize  (sbs-dz)
tr.v. sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es
1. To assist or support with a subsidy.
2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy.

subsi·di·zation (-d-zshn) n.
subsi·dizer n.

subsidize, subsidise [ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz]
vb (tr)
1. (Economics) to aid or support with a subsidy
2. (Economics) to obtain the aid of by means of a subsidy
subsidizable , subsidisable adj
subsidization , subsidisation n
subsidizer , subsidiser n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.subsidize - support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized"
support - support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
2.subsidize - secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces
pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"

subsidize
verb fund, finance, support, promote, sponsor, underwrite, put up the money for a government decision to subsidize coal mining
Translations
subsidize [ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz] VTsubvencionar
rice is imported at subsidized pricesel arroz se importa subvencionado

subsidize [ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz] subsidise (British) vtsubventionner

subsidize
vt company etcsubventionieren; housingfinanziell unterstützen; (inf) sb’s habitssubventionieren; personunterstützen

subsidize [ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz] vtsovvenzionare

subsidize يُقَدِم العون المالي ل dotovat støtte subventionieren επιδοτώ subsidiar, subvencionar tukea maksuin subventionner subvencionirati sovvenzionare 助成金を支給する 보조금을 지불하다 subsidiëren subsidiere dotować subsidiar субсидировать subventionera ให้ความช่วยเหลือในด้านการเงิน mali destek sağlamak bao cấp 补贴


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An Earth Council study, "Subsidizing Unsustainable Development," observes that "there is something unbelievable about the world spending hundreds of billions of dollars annually to subsidize its own destruction.
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