[suh
b-ven-shuhn] 
| 1. | a grant of money, as by a government or some other authority, in aid or support of some institution or undertaking, esp. in connection with science or the arts. |
| 2. | the furnishing of aid or relief. |
| sub·ven·tion (səb-věn'shən) n.
[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.] sub·ven'tion·ar'y adj. |
