Meaning of SUBVENTION
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- [n] the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
- [n] grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Sub*ven"tion\, n. [F., fr. LL. subventio, fr. L.
subvenire to come up to one's assistance, to assist. See
{Souvenir}, and cf. {Subvene}.]
1. The act of coming under. ``The subvention of a cloud.''
--Stackhouse.
2. The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid;
assistance; help.
3. A government aid or bounty.
\Sub*ven"tion\, v. t.
To subventionize.
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