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subvention


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  The  act  of  relieving,  as  of  a  burden;  support;  aid; 
  assistance;  help. 
 
  3.  A  government  aid  or  bounty. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Subvention  \Sub*ven"tion\,  v.  t. 
  To  subventionize. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  subvention 
  n  1:  grant  of  financial  aid  as  from  a  government  to  an 
  educational  institution 
  2:  the  act  or  process  of  providing  aid  or  help  of  any  sort 




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