subsidize C2 Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz/ UK /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #44860 Meanings 1 verb To help pay for something by giving money, usually so its cost stays low. The government subsidizes public transport to keep fares affordable. Thesaurus Word family Forms subsidizedsubsidizessubsidizing Etymology AI details From subsidy + -ize. Topics Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # subsidize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 44860 ## Meanings 1. To help pay for something by giving money, usually so its cost stays low. ## Examples - The government subsidizes public transport to keep fares affordable. ## Etymology From subsidy + -ize. ## AI Etymology Subsidize is from subsidy + -ize. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include to help pay for something by giving money, usually so its cost stays low. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown