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subvention definition

sub·ven·tion (-ven′s̸hən)

noun

  1. Obsolete the act of subvening
  2. money granted, as by a government, in support of a study, institution, etc.; subsidy

Etymology: ME < subvencioun < OFr subvencion < LL subventio

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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