subsidize  /ˈsəb sɪ ˌdaɪz/ ? Meaning of "subsidize"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) support through subsidies
  2. (v) secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces

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  1. Well, about 15 states do subsidize private plans that cover abortion for their Medicaid enrollees.
  2. The auto bailouts subsidize companies and unions that made self-indulgent decisions a few decades ago that drove their industry into the ground.
  3. States can 1) provide more cash payments to families, 2) subsidize additional jobs or 3) set up onetime, nonrepeating benefit programs.

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  1. "At a time when net farm income is projected to increase by more than $28 billion in one year, the American taxpayer should not be forced to subsidize that group of farmers who have adjusted gross incomes of up to $1.5 million," Bush said....
    on Feb 6, 2008 By: President Bush Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer

  2. In his concurring opinion, Justice John Paul Stevens said society should "tolerate" such groups but the school "need not subsidize them, give them its official imprimatur or grant them equal access to law school facilities."
    on Jul 7, 2010 By: John Paul Stevens Source: Shreveport Times

  3. "Coming just one day after the 36th anniversary of the tragic Roe v. Wade decision, this presidential directive forces taxpayers to subsidize abortions overseas - something no American should be required by government to do," said House Minority...
    on Jan 23, 2009 By: John Boehner Source: Houston Chronicle

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