subvention

sub·ven·tion  (sb-vnshn)

n.

1. Provision of help, aid, or support.

2. An endowment or a subsidy, as that given by a government to an institution for research; a grant of financial aid.

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[Middle English subvencioun, a subsidy by the state, from Old French subvention, monetary assistance, from Late Latin subventi, subventin-, assistance, from Latin subventus, past participle of subvenre, to come to help : sub-, beneath, behind; see sub- + venre, to come; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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sub·vention·ary adj.

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subvention

Noun

Formal a grant or subsidy, for example one from a government [Late Latin subventio assistance]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	subvention - grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution subsidy - a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"
	2.	subvention - the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort supplying, provision, supply - the activity of supplying or providing something
Verb	1.	subvention - guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank" subvent, underwrite guarantee, undertake - promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"

Translations

subvention [səbˈvɛnʃən] n (= subsidy) → subvention f

subvention [səbˈvɛnʃən] n → Subvention f