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   subvention

   /səbˈvɛnʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a grant of money, especially from a government: "Ottawa has begun to cut federal subventions to the provinces"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘provision of help’): from Old French, from late Latin subventio(n-), from Latin subvenire ‘assist’, from sub- ‘from below’ + venire ‘come’.

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   SUBVENTION definition: an amount of money given as support by an organization or government for a particular purpose: . Learn more.

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   The meaning of SUBVENTION is the provision of assistance or financial support. How to use subvention in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Subvention definition: 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.. See examples of SUBVENTION used in a sentence.

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   subvention in British English. (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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   SUBVENTION meaning: an amount of money given as support by an organization or government for a particular purpose: . Learn more.

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   Definition of subvention noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. Provision of help, aid, or support. 2. An endowment or a subsidy, as that given by a government to an institution for research; a grant of financial aid.

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   noun. the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort. see more. see less. type of: provision, supply, supplying. the activity of supplying or providing something. noun. grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution.

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    Origin of subvention 1 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

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    subvention meaning, definition, what is subvention: a gift of money, usually from a governme...: Learn more.