cross-subsidizationnoun [ U ]
UK also cross-subsidisation ukusFINANCEa situation in which profits from one activity are used to pay for another activity that is losing money or making less money:
He wants to end the cross-subsidization of the different products which are sold by different parts of the bank.
cross-subsidize
verb [ T ] UK also cross-subsidise
Use money from smaller contracts to cross-subsidize the big one.
cross-subsidy
noun [ C or U ]
There is a widespread belief that significant cross-subsidies exist in the water, gas and electricity utility industries.