subsidize

  • 11subsidize — (BrE also ise) verb PHRASES ▪ heavily subsidized, highly subsidized ▪ The airline is heavily subsidized by the government. ▪ federally subsidized (AmE) Subsidize is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ …

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  • 12subsidize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. aid, support, promote; patronize, finance, underwrite, back, pay for, subscribe to; endow, invest in; encourage. See provision. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. support, finance, back, subsidize; see… …

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  • 13subsidize — sub|si|dize [ sʌbsı,daız ] verb transitive to pay some of the cost of goods or services so that they can be sold to other people at a lower price: Meals in the cafeteria are subsidized by the company. The government has said it will no longer… …

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  • 14subsidize — [[t]sʌ̱bsɪdaɪz[/t]] subsidizes, subsidizing, subsidized (in BRIT, also use subsidise) 1) VERB If a government or other authority subsidizes something, they pay part of the cost of it. [V n] Around the world, governments have subsidized the… …

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  • 15subsidize — verb they have agreed to subsidize the after school program Syn: give money to, pay a subsidy to, contribute to, invest in, sponsor, support, fund, finance, underwrite; informal shell out for, fork out for, cough up for; bankroll …

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  • 16subsidize again — index refinance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17subsidize — subsidizable, adj. subsidization, n. subsidizer, n. /sub si duyz /, v.t., subsidized, subsidizing. 1. to furnish or aid with a subsidy. 2. to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy. 3. to secure the cooperation of by bribery; buy… …

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  • 18subsidize — verb To assist someone or something by granting a subsidy …

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  • 19subsidize — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, afford, afford support, aid, angel, assist, back, back up, bankroll, bear, bear out, bear up, blow to, bolster, bolster up, brace, buoy up, buttress, capitalize, carry, clothe, contribute, cradle, crutch,… …

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  • 20subsidize — sub|si|dize also subsidise BrE [ˈsʌbsıdaız] v [T usually passive] if a government or organization subsidizes a company, activity etc, it pays part of its costs ▪ Farming is heavily subsidized (=subsidized a lot) by the government. >subsidized… …

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