subsidize vs. support

[Take_It_Easy]

Hi native speakers,

Which one is better to use? What is the difference between these verbs

For example:

- She is subsidized to be employed by the job centre

- or She is supported to be employed by the job centre

What's the difference between the meanings of these verbs. Are they synonyms?

please also correct me in that case If I make a mistake in the sentences.

Regards,

L.

[Erik]

Subsidized usually refers to money. Supported could mean something such as "people are favorable toward it". Which would be better depends on the situation. However, I believe there must be a better way to construct this sentence, it does not sound quite native to me. Perhaps "her employment at the job centre is subsidized"

[Polynikes]

Erik is correct, subsidized is a financial term and is rarely (if ever) used to describe the activity of a person especially in conversation.

Support would mean that the "she" in the sentence has received help in some way.

The sentences themselves are not constructed in a way that a native speaker can easily understand.

I believe you are trying to say one of the following:

1. She has been approved for employment by the job center.

2. She has received employment assistance from the job center.

3. The job center is helping her get employed.

A quick note about the word center/centre in general if you are in the United States then the spelling is center. In Great Britain, and I'm pretty sure Australia, (correct me if I'm wrong Australians) the spelling centre is correct.

Hope this helps.

[Erik]

Australia generally follows British spelling. Here is a site that lists words that are spelled differently in the U.S., Canada, or Great Britain:
http://www.lukemastin.com/testing/spelling/cgi-bin/database.cgi?database=spelling