Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross-subsidise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: cross--sub-sidise
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To subsidise a loss-making business or activity from the profits gained from another business or activity.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Even better known is the fact that B.E.A. services to sparsely populated areas and islands in the far north and west lose some £500,000 a year, which is cross-subsidised from other B.E.A. services. [...] The total extent of subsidising and cross-subsidising public transport in large areas of Scotland is, he believes, over £17 million a year, or £14 a head of the population in the regions concerned."

Etymology

From cross- + subsidise.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

cross-subsidises (present, singular) cross-subsidising (participle, present) cross-subsidised (participle, past) cross-subsidised (past) cross-subsidize (alternative)

Phrases

cross-subsidy

Frequently Paired Words

cross-subsidy

Questions

What does cross-subsidise mean?: To subsidise a loss-making business or activity from the profits gained from another business or activity.
Where does cross-subsidise come from?: From cross- + subsidise.

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