Synonyms of subsidizing

subsidizing

verb

present participle of subsidize

1

as in funding

to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income

the museum is annually subsidized by funds from several major corporations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funding
• financing
• establishing
• endowing
• supporting
• organizing
• contributing
• donating
• promoting
• granting
• sponsoring
• founding
• awarding
• subscribing
• underwriting
• bequeathing
• backing
• capitalizing
• investing (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• defunding
• drawing
• disendowing
• subsisting

2

as in financing

to provide money for

housing for the elderly that was subsidized by the federal government

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funding
• financing
• supporting
• capitalizing
• underwriting
• bankrolling
• endowing
• sponsoring
• endorsing
• staking
• advocating
• aiding
• maintaining
• backing
• paying
• championing
• refinancing
• patronizing
• defraying
• refunding
• providing (for)
• liquidating
• standing
• grubstaking
• cofinancing
• nourishing
• paying off
• footing
• discharging
• springing (for)
• settling
• paying up
• quitting
• recompensing
• clearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defunding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subsidizing

The rally also highlighted concerns over Duke’s profits, executive compensation, data center growth, coal and gas investments, and whether residential customers are subsidizing industrial energy use. —Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026

Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, and South Africa, for example, are trying to shield the public by cutting fuel taxes, subsidizing diesel and cooking fuel, and capping bread and electricity prices. —Judd Devermont, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026

If World Cup fans paid that price, Kolluri said, the average commuter would end up subsidizing 92% of the World Cup service. —Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026

The plan would lock El Cerrito into a 99-year lease at a BART Plaza housing development, effectively subsidizing a developer by building out space the city may not need — in a development whose financing depends on conditions that no longer resemble the environment in which this plan was conceived. —James Porter, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026

Meta said the commission’s decision means that the company will have to provide its service for free and would amount to subsidizing select companies rather than clearing the way for more competition. —ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026

At that time, West stopped subsidizing the Minnesota Club, which then closed. —Stephen B. Young, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026

The Dutch go even further, by subsidizing homeowners who add green roofs or pull up pavement so that rain can soak in. —Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

And without state funds subsidizing the cost of tipping fees, the transfer station’s rates could rise, Antonacci said. —John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026