Word of the Day: SUBSIDIZE

To aid or underwrite

subsidize (verb) - to assist or support with a grant, cash infusion, or government expenditure [suhb-si-dahyz]

BREAKDOWN: SUB- (down) + SID- (to settle) + -IZE (to make or do)

• a subsidy is money granted to a person by a government or a corporation; financial assistance given from one person to another

See also: assiduous

“You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible.” —Thomas Sowell