subsidise

subsidise — verb

1. to give money towards the price of a product, service, or activity, usually so t

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to give money towards the price of a product, service, or activity, usually so that it remains affordable for the people who use or need it.

例句

The city council subsidises bus fares for students and elderly residents.

collocation: subsidise fares / transport

Sahil's employer subsidises his monthly train pass to encourage staff to use public transport.

collocation: subsidise employee costs

同義詞
  • fund

    broader — can mean providing all the money, not just part

  • support

    more general — can include non-financial help

  • finance

    more formal; can mean covering the entire cost rather than a partial contribution

反義詞
  • tax

    the government takes money instead of giving it

  • charge

    to make someone pay full price rather than reducing the cost

文法句型

subsidise + noun phrase (the thing or group being helped)

用法筆記

Subject is usually a government, institution, or company. The object is typically a service, product, industry, or group that would otherwise be too expensive for the user. Frequently appears in passive compound adjectives such as government-subsidised, state-subsidised, and taxpayer-subsidised.

常見錯誤

❌The government subsidises for farmers.
✅The government subsidises farmers.
💡subsidise is transitive and takes a direct object without a preposition.
❌The organisation subsidises to provide cheap housing.
✅The organisation subsidises housing to keep rents low.
💡subsidise already means to help pay for something; do not add a redundant to-infinitive explaining the purpose.