subsidisation

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A form of subsidization — The act or process of subsidizing.

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounsubsidisation (countable and uncountable, plural subsidisations)

plural subsidisations

  1. UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of subsidization.

    [...] it is equally obvious that if the present C.I.E. [Córas Iompair Éireann] system is to be kept - and even C.I.E. appear to favour its retention almost as it now stands - subsidisation in some form is inevitable.

    1964 January, L. Hyland, “The railways of Ireland in 1963”, in Modern Railways, page 40

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmoney (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy

Broader

nounthe act of providing a subsidy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsidisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsidisation.

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