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subsidize the cost vs subsidize the purchase

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Subsidize the cost' is used when referring to financial assistance provided to reduce the overall cost of something, while 'subsidize the purchase' is used when referring to financial assistance specifically for buying something.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 1002 views

subsidize the cost

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to providing financial assistance to reduce the overall cost of something, such as a product or service.

Examples:

  • The government decided to subsidize the cost of healthcare for low-income families.
  • The company offered to subsidize the cost of transportation for its employees.
  • After all, we do not subsidize the cost of cigarettes or cigars or any other smoking materials; all we try to do is enable European tobacco growers to operate cultivation methods and structures which can keep pace with world market prices for tobacco.
  • Another criticism was that, by comparison to the cost of beef, it costs three times as much to subsidize sheepmeat.
  • If it's the cost of a postmortem, It might be something my office can subsidize.
  • I was happy to subsidize the measly salary the school paid him.
  • We also reject the proposals to subsidize the European political parties.
  • We cannot once again subsidize the railways but not the other forms of transport.
  • In our opinion, the EU should not subsidize the construction of other reactors as compensation for this.
  • The profits will then go to the private companies instead of helping to subsidize the socially beneficial services.
  • There is, therefore, also no evidence that Korea will in the future subsidize the merged entity in breach of its WTO-obligations.
  • Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Commissioner, the Commission's document prefers simply to subsidize the mere physical existence of trees, which may or may not produce olive oil, but which in any event would always be subsidized.
  • There is no doubt that it is irresponsible to spend public money, European taxpayers' money, in order to subsidize the growing of a product which does so much harm.
  • By the same logic we could just as easily subsidize the production of nuclear weapons, or of biological and chemical weapons.
  • You'll be happy to know that at this very minute my lawyers are working on the Sebastian Venable Memorial Foundation to subsidize the work of young people like yourself who are pushing out the frontiers of art and science but have a financial problem.
  • Societies should be willing to go out and subsidize the net, give them for free, or, for that matter, pay people to use them because of those contagion benefits.
  • This model has already been historically observed in Germany: unemployment in the East and an increase in taxes in the West in order to subsidize the East: that was the result of German monetary unification.
  • After all I have said that Hong Kong millionaires should not subsidize the British Conservative Party as they have been doing up to now!
  • We're willing to subsidize the food system to create the "mystique"
  • You might to ask yourself why the entire culture is utterly saturated by mass media entertainment from all sides, while the educational system in America continues it stupefying downward slide since the US government decided to take over subsidize the public school system.
  • The Flemish Region will subsidize the acquisition of handling installations to be at the disposal of the municipalities/associations of local authorities
  • Objective: To promote the transport of domestic waste on Flemish inland waterways. The Flemish Region will subsidize the acquisition of handling installations to be at the disposal of the municipalities/associations of local authorities

Alternatives:

  • offset the cost
  • cover the cost
  • reduce the cost
  • fund the cost
  • support the cost

subsidize the purchase

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to providing financial assistance specifically for buying something, such as a product or service.

Examples:

  • The government decided to subsidize the purchase of electric vehicles to promote sustainability.
  • The company offered to subsidize the purchase of laptops for its employees.
  • This appropriation is intended to complete the purchase of restaurant equipment and to subsidize canteen meals.
  • I was happy to subsidize the measly salary the school paid him.
  • We also reject the proposals to subsidize the European political parties.
  • We cannot once again subsidize the railways but not the other forms of transport.
  • In our opinion, the EU should not subsidize the construction of other reactors as compensation for this.
  • The profits will then go to the private companies instead of helping to subsidize the socially beneficial services.
  • There is, therefore, also no evidence that Korea will in the future subsidize the merged entity in breach of its WTO-obligations.
  • Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Commissioner, the Commission's document prefers simply to subsidize the mere physical existence of trees, which may or may not produce olive oil, but which in any event would always be subsidized.
  • There is no doubt that it is irresponsible to spend public money, European taxpayers' money, in order to subsidize the growing of a product which does so much harm.
  • By the same logic we could just as easily subsidize the production of nuclear weapons, or of biological and chemical weapons.
  • You'll be happy to know that at this very minute my lawyers are working on the Sebastian Venable Memorial Foundation to subsidize the work of young people like yourself who are pushing out the frontiers of art and science but have a financial problem.
  • Societies should be willing to go out and subsidize the net, give them for free, or, for that matter, pay people to use them because of those contagion benefits.
  • This model has already been historically observed in Germany: unemployment in the East and an increase in taxes in the West in order to subsidize the East: that was the result of German monetary unification.
  • After all I have said that Hong Kong millionaires should not subsidize the British Conservative Party as they have been doing up to now!
  • We're willing to subsidize the food system to create the "mystique"
  • You might to ask yourself why the entire culture is utterly saturated by mass media entertainment from all sides, while the educational system in America continues it stupefying downward slide since the US government decided to take over subsidize the public school system.
  • After all, we do not subsidize the cost of cigarettes or cigars or any other smoking materials; all we try to do is enable European tobacco growers to operate cultivation methods and structures which can keep pace with world market prices for tobacco.
  • Around the time of the purchase.
  • Your clients want the purchase agreement voided.
  • Finally the purchase price was very low.

Alternatives:

  • fund the purchase
  • support the purchase
  • assist with the purchase
  • help with the purchase
  • provide a subsidy for the purchase

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