Meaning & use
Subvention
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A grant of money, especially one given by a government or institution to support an organization or activity.
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The university relies on a state subvention to fund research programs.
The publisher received a subvention from an arts council to print the poetry collection.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'subvenire,' meaning 'to come to help,' the same root that gives us the everyday word 'come.'
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subsidygrant
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