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subvention

[ suh b-ven-shuh n ]
/ səbˈvɛn ʃən /
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noun

a grant of money, as by a government or some other authority, in aid or support of some institution or undertaking, especially in connection with science or the arts.
the furnishing of aid or relief.

RELATED WORDS

dole, benefaction, endowment, admission, gratuity, subsidy, fellowship, boon, bounty, privilege, stipend, allocation, donation, appropriation, award, bequest, contribution, present, charity, handout

Nearby words

suburbanize, suburbia, suburbicarian, subvaginal, subvene, subvention, subversion, subversive, subvert, subviral, subvirus

Origin of subvention

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin subventiōn- (stem of subventiō) official grant in aid, equivalent to subvent(us) (past participle of subvenīre to subvene) + -iōn- -ion
Related formssub·ven·tion·ar·y, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for subvention

subvention

/ (səbˈvɛnʃən) /

noun

a grant, aid, or subsidy, as from a government to an educational institution
the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
sport a fee paid indirectly to a supposedly amateur athlete for appearing at a meeting
Derived Formssubventionary, adjective

Word Origin for subvention

C15: from Late Latin subventiō assistance, from Latin subvenīre to subvene
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Word Origin and History for subvention

subvention

n.

c.1400, from Middle French subvention, from Late Latin subventionem (nominative subventio) "assistance," from past participle stem of Latin subvenire "come to one's aid," from sub "up to" (see sub-) + venire "to come" (see venue).

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