subsidized
adjective
sub·si·dized
ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīzd 
-zə-
: furnished with a subsidy : paid for with the assistance of a subsidy (such as a grant of public or private money)
subsidized housing
An entitlement to heavily subsidized health care, regardless of financial need, is a luxury …—
Richard Jackson
Richard JacksonApple employees still rhapsodize about the exquisite salmon served at a subsidized price in the employee cafeteria …—Jeff Goodell
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Nationally, only about 1 in 3 seniors who qualify for subsidized housing are able to get it.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 6 Apr. 2025
In 2020, city voters rejected a $900 million housing bond that would have made the city eligible for many millions in state matching grants to build subsidized rental housing and housing for people who were formerly homeless.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Pell grants, subsidized loans and work-study grants are mostly congressionally appropriated.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Where once Abkhazia was powered almost entirely by renewable hydropower, it’s now increasingly reliant on subsidized energy from Russia to help reduce blackouts.
—Elizabeth McBride, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 6 Apr. 2025
In 2020, city voters rejected a $900 million housing bond that would have made the city eligible for many millions in state matching grants to build subsidized rental housing and housing for people who were formerly homeless.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Pell grants, subsidized loans and work-study grants are mostly congressionally appropriated.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Where once Abkhazia was powered almost entirely by renewable hydropower, it’s now increasingly reliant on subsidized energy from Russia to help reduce blackouts.
—Elizabeth McBride, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Subsidized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidized. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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