cross-subsidize

A form of cross-subsidise — To subsidise a loss-making business or activity from the profits gained from another business or activity.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbcross-subsidize (third-person singular simple present cross-subsidizes, present participle cross-subsidizing, simple past and past participle cross-subsidized)

present singular third person cross-subsidizes · participle present cross-subsidizing · participle past cross-subsidized · past cross-subsidized

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cross-subsidise.

Origin

From cross- + subsidize.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

cross-subsidize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-subsidize

MLA

“cross-subsidize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-subsidize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-subsidize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-subsidize.

Source: cross-subsidize on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.