'Subvention' definitions:
Definition of 'subvention'
(from WordNet)
noun
Grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution
noun
The act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
verb
Guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank" [syn: underwrite, subvention, subvent]
Definition of 'Subvention'
From: GCIDE
- Subvention \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid; assistance; help. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A government aid or bounty. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Subvention'
From: GCIDE
- Subvention \Sub*ven"tion\, v. t. To subventionize. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'subvention'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accouterment,
- aid,
- alimony,
- allotment,
- allowance,
- annuity,
- armament,
- assistance,
- backing,
- bounty,
- bread,
- care,
- carriage,
- carrying,
- catering,
- chandlery,
- daily bread,
- depletion allowance,
- dole,
- economic support,
- endowment,
- equipment,
- fellowship,
- financial assistance,
- finding,
- fitting out,
- furnishing,
- furnishment,
- grant,
- grant-in-aid,
- guaranteed annual income,
- help,
- investment,
- keep,
- livelihood,
- living,
- logistics,
- maintenance,
- manna,
- meat,
- moral support,
- mothering,
- nourishment,
- nurture,
- old-age insurance,
- outfitting,
- pecuniary aid,
- pension,
- preparation,
- price support,
- procurement,
- providing,
- provision,
- provisioning,
- psychological support,
- public assistance,
- public welfare,
- purveyance,
- reinforcement,
- reliance,
- relief,
- replenishment,
- resupply,
- retailing,
- retirement benefits,
- scholarship,
- security blanket,
- selling,
- stipend,
- subsidization,
- subsidy,
- subsistence,
- supply,
- supplying,
- support,
- supportive relationship,
- supportive therapy,
- sustaining,
- sustainment,
- sustenance,
- sustentation,
- tax benefit,
- tender loving care,
- TLC,
- upholding,
- upkeep,
- victualing,
- welfare,
- welfare aid,
- welfare payments