subsidise

English

Verb

subsidise (third-person singular simple present subsidises, present participle subsidising, simple past and past participle subsidised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of subsidize.

   The government wants to subsidise healthcare products for the elderly.

   • 1961 February, “Talking of Trains: The White Paper”, in Trains Illustrated, page 65:

     The Select Committee's recommendation that those which the railways are required to provide on grounds of national interest or social needs should be subsidised by the state has obviously been pigeon-holed.

   • 2020 April 8, Howard Johnston, “East-ended? When the ECML was at risk: Passenger services on thin ice”, in Rail, page 69:

     Money was tight in 1970, but the government was prepared to subsidise some loss-making passenger services because of their social benefits.

Derived terms

• cross-subsidise

Anagrams

• subsidies