subsidize
verb
1 subsidize
Support through subsidies:
— The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized.
synonym: subsidise.
Roget 809:
expend,
spend;
run through,
get through;
pay,
disburse;
ante,
ante up;
pony up [U.S.];
open the purse strings,
loose the purse strings,
untie the purse strings;
lay out,
shell out [Slang],
fork out [Slang],
fork over;
bleed;
make up a sum,
invest,
sink money.
run up debts,
run up bills
(debt)
806.
fee
etc.
(reward)
973;
pay one's way
etc.
(pay)
807;
subscribe
etc.
(give)
784;
subsidize.
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Dutch: betoelagen, subsidiëren
2 subsidize
Secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces.
synonym: subsidise.
Dutch: subsidiëren
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