subvention
(noun) the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
subvention
(noun) grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution
underwrite, subvention, subvent
(verb) guarantee financial support of; “The opera tour was subvented by a bank”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
subvention (countable and uncountable, plural subventions)
A subsidy; provision of financial or other support.
(obsolete) The act of coming under.
(archaic) The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid; assistance; help.
subvention (third-person singular simple present subventions, present participle subventioning, simple past and past participle subventioned)
To subsidise.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*ven"tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. subventio, fr. L. subvenire to come up to one's assistance, to assist. See Souvenir, and cf. Subvene.]
1. The act of coming under. "The subvention of a cloud." Stackhouse.
2. The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid; assistance; help.
3. A government aid or bounty.
Sub*ven"tion, v. t.
Definition: To subventionize.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
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