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subvention

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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.

[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 gw- in Indo-European roots.]

sub·vention·ary adj.

subvention
Noun
Formal a grant or subsidy, for example one from a government [Late Latin subventio assistance]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Verb1.subventionsubvention - guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"
guarantee, undertake - promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"
Translations

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

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