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Verb: subsidise  'súb-si`dIz
Usage: Brit (=subsidize)
  1. Secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces
    - subsidize
     
  2. Support through subsidies
    "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidised"
    - subsidize

Derived forms: subsidised, subsidising, subsidises

See also: subsidisation [Brit], subsidiser [Brit], subsidy

Type of: pay, support

Encyclopedia: Subsidise