subvention

[suh b-ven-shuh n]

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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.

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

Synonyms for subvention

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1. See subsidy.

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Related Words for subvention

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

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Historical Examples of subvention

The municipalities would then intervene and grant a subvention.
Syndicalism in France
Louis Levine
Venice gave the commune of Cattaro an annual subvention as solatium.
The Shores of the Adriatic
F. Hamilton Jackson
It is even rumored that it is you who finds the money for its subvention.
Bohemians of the Latin Quarter
Henry Murger
As early as 1881 the government had published a proposal for a subvention to German shipping; Enlarged industrial policy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8
Various
Before he gave an answer he must know, he said, what subvention the states-general would be willing to grant him.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times
Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot

British Dictionary definitions for subvention

subvention

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

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).