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subsidize

verb abet, adiuvare, advance, afford aid, afford support, aid, assist, back, befriend, bestow, bolster, contribute, endow, finance, foster, furnish aid, furnish support, further, give, give a grant to, give aid, give support to, help, help with money, keep, lend one's aid, lend support, maintain, patronize, pay, pay for, pay towards, provide capital for, provide financing, provide for, provide funds for, provide money for, render assistance, stand behind, stand by, subscribe, subserve, supply aid, supply support, support, sustain, uphold

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Despite these benefits, critics continue to argue that highway spending encourages unnecessary sprawl because it subsidizes automobile use.

L.A.'S FUTURE: QUALITY OF LIFE, NOT HIGHWAYS

Eliminating corporate welfare is a moral imperative: We should not be asking senior citizens and the poor to tighten their belts while our government subsidizes the sale of American chardonnay to the French.

End corporate welfare now!

Ex-Im also subsidizes sales to the Russian Ministry of Construction and other state-owned enterprises in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, in addition to Russia and Ukraine.