subvention
noun
- Obsolete the act of subvening
- money granted, as by a government, in support of a study, institution, etc.; subsidy
See subvention in American Heritage Dictionary 4
sub·ven·tion
noun- Provision of help, aid, or support.
- An endowment or a subsidy, as that given by a government to an institution for research; a grant of financial aid.
Origin: Middle English subvencioun, a subsidy by the state, from Old French subvention, monetary assistance, from Late Latin subventiō, subventiōn-, assistance, from Latin subventus, past participle of subvenīre, to come to help : sub-, beneath, behind; see sub- + venīre, to come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.
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