oversubsidize

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English

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Etymology

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From over- +‎ subsidize.

Verb

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oversubsidize (third-person singular simple present oversubsidizes, present participle oversubsidizing, simple past and past participle oversubsidized)

  1. (transitive) To subsidize too much.
    • 2009 September 20, Jennifer Steinhauer, “In Phoenix, Weekend Users Make Light Rail a Success”, in New York Times[1]:
      She and her colleagues still think the rail is oversubsidized, but in terms of predictions of failure, she said, “We don’t dwell.”