sub·si·dize /ˈsʌbsəˌdaɪz, zə-/
(vt.)給與補助金,給與獎助金,賄賂
Sub·si·dize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subsidized p. pr. & vb. n. Subsidizing ] To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship line.
He employed the remittances from Spain to subsidize a large body of German mercenaries. --Prescott.
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subsidize
v 1: support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily
subsidized" [syn: subsidise]
2: secure the assistence of by granting a subsidy, as of
nations or military forces [syn: subsidise]