If a government or other authority subsidizes something, they pay part of the cost of it. 补贴
verb [vt. 及物动词] 资助，补助，给……发津贴；（政府）资助，出资支持；向……行贿
Around the world, governments have subsidized the housing of middle- and upper-income groups. 全世界各政府都补贴过中高收入人群的住房。
