subsidize
gb/sˈʌbsɪdˌaɪz/ us/sˈʌbsɪdˌaɪz/
C1
Anglais
~ 7200
Sens
0 sens
Verbe
C1
action
1
provide financial support or aid
to give money to help pay costs, so that something can continue or can be cheaper
Schéma d’usage :
to subsidize [someone/something]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse "subsidize" with "substitute" because they look similar. "Subsidize" means to give money support, while "substitute" means to replace one thing with another. Another mistake is using it without an object, for example *"The government subsidizes"* instead of *"The government subsidizes farmers"* or *"The government subsidizes public transport"*.
Synonymes
fund (more general; can mean simply provide money, not always to lower costs or prices)
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support financially (a plain descriptive phrase that clearly shows the idea of giving money)
Antonymes
cut funding (describes stopping or reducing financial support instead of providing it)
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charge full price (focuses on not lowering prices, the opposite effect of subsidizing costs)
Collocations
heavily subsidized
|government-subsidized housing
|subsidize the cost of
|subsidize farmers
|subsidize public transport
|state-subsidized program
Thèmes
economics
|government
|business
|money
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- The government plans to subsidize public transportation to make it more affordable.
- Many colleges subsidize student meals so that dining hall prices stay low.
- Her parents still subsidize part of her rent while she finishes graduate school.
- The city agreed to subsidize the theater, preventing it from closing.
- To encourage clean energy, the state will subsidize the purchase of solar panels.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The company subsidizes employee lunches in the cafeteria.
- Our town subsidizes bus tickets for students and seniors.
- His family subsidizes his living costs while he looks for a job.
- The university subsidizes housing for first-year students.
- The government subsidizes farmers when crop prices are very low.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
subsidize
API
GB/sˈʌbsɪdˌaɪz/
US/sˈʌbsɪdˌaɪz/
Syllabes et accentuation
sub - sid - ize (3 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (sub)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: subsidize
- 3rd Person Singular: subsidizes
- Present Participle: subsidizing
- Past: subsidized
Famille de mots
Forms
subsidizes
verb
subsidizing
verb
subsidized
verb
Core family
subsidy
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unsubsidized
adjective
Advanced or less common
subsidization
noun
subsidizer
noun
Expressions
be subsidized by
1/bˈi sˈʌbsɪdˌaɪzd bˈaɪ/
fixed phrase
receive financial support from
to get money help from a person, company, or government so that costs are lower
Exemples
- The museum is largely subsidized by the local government.
- Public housing in this area is subsidized by the state.
- Many community programs are subsidized by private donors.
subsidize the cost of
1/sˈʌbsɪdˌaɪz ðə kˈɔst əv/
fixed phrase
pay part of a specific cost
to pay some of the money for something so that other people pay less for it
Exemples
- The company will subsidize the cost of childcare for its employees.
- Local authorities subsidize the cost of school lunches for low-income families.
- The university subsidizes the cost of health insurance for full-time students.