subvention

American  

[suhb-ven-shuhn] / səbˈvɛn ʃən /

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.

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subvention British  

/ 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

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Related Words

See subsidy.

Other Word Forms

• subventionary adjective

Etymology

Origin of subvention

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,” ( see subvene) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

They look at the subvention for 2019 as the more recent data, for 2020 and 2021, is distorted by pandemic-related spending in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2024

It focuses on the subvention - the shortfall between what is raised in taxes in Northern Ireland and the amount spent on public services.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2024

Another issue is the subvention - essentially the gap between the sum of money Northern Ireland contributes to the UK Treasury and the amount of public spending in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2021

The terms of the subvention were: "Assistance to be given by the Government to the coal mining industry will take the form of a subvention in aid of wages," to be paid by the Treasury.

From Time Magazine Archive

The somewhat rare term subvention is especially applied to a grant of governmental aid to a literary or artistic enterprise.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin