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subventionary

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sub⋅ven⋅tion

  [suhb-ven-shuhn]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < LL subventiōn- (s. of subventiō) official grant in aid, equiv. to subvent(us) (ptp. of subvenīre to subvene ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
sub⋅ven⋅tion⋅ar⋅y, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See subsidy.
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sub·ven·tion   (səb-věn'shən)   
n.  

  1. Provision of help, aid, or support.

  2. An endowment or a subsidy, as that given by a government to an institution for research; a grant of financial aid.


[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.
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