verb · formal
subsidize
UK/ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/US/ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz/SUB·si·dize
to support financially, especially by a government giving money to reduce costs for people or businesses
Examples
“The state subsidizes public transport to keep fares low.”
“Many countries subsidize basic food items during crises.”
“Farmers were subsidized to encourage crop diversification.”
Band 8 sentence
“To protect domestic agriculture, the government announced measures to subsidize small-scale farmers over the next three years.”
Collocations
- subsidize + industry / sector
- provide a subsidy for
- government-subsidized
Word family
Common mistakes
The government subsidized for the farmers.→The government subsidized the farmers.
They received subsidy from state.→They received a subsidy from the state.
Say it for a higher band
5give money→6fund→7+subsidize
Synonyms
fund
support financially
Easily confused
fund
“The charity will fund the new library project.”
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