subvention

[ suhb-ven-shuhn ]

noun

1. 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.
2. the furnishing of aid or relief.

subvention

/ səbˈvɛnʃən /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• subˈventionary, adjective

Other Words From

• sub·vention·ary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of subvention¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Late Latin subventiōn- (stem of subventiō ) “official grant in aid,” equivalent to subvent(us) (past participle of subvenīre “to arrive as support, relieve,” ( subvene ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of subvention¹

C15: from Late Latin subventiō assistance, from Latin subvenīre to subvene

Synonym Study

See subsidy.

Example Sentences

All railway lines of public service, and those which receive a subvention, must provide two wires for Government use.

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This large subvention has important effects on Local Government which have never before been critically examined.

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Harris needed money to support the stadholder's cause, and Carmarthen proposed a subvention of £1,200 a year.

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As early as 1881 the government had published a proposal for a subvention to German shipping; Enlarged industrial policy.

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In 1907 the budget of the Congo balanced at about 250,000 without the aid of this subvention.

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