Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Provision of help, aid, or support.
- noun An endowment or a subsidy, as that given by a government to an institution for research; a grant of financial aid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To give aid to; assist pecuniarily.
- noun The act of coming under.
- noun The act of coming to the relief of some one; something granted in aid; support; subsidy. For specific use, see under subsidy.
- noun Synonyms Subsidy, Subvention. See
subsidy .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To subventionize.
- noun The act of coming under.
- noun The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid; assistance; help.
- noun A government aid or bounty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
subsidy ; provision of financial or other support. - verb To
subsidise .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb guarantee financial support of
- noun grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution
- noun the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Although Quidde's private fortune had been wiped out by the inflation, he was able to live fairly well with the help of friends and with a subvention from the Nobel Peace Prize
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subsidy also known as a subvention is a form of financial assistance paid to a business or economic sector.
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“Subsidy also known as a subvention: a form of financial assistance paid to a business or economic sector.”
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But while the rioters have been maintained in a condition of near-permanent unemployment by government subvention augmented by criminal activity, Britain was importing labor to man its service industries.
The Barbarians Inside Britain's Gates Theodore Dalrymple 2011
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The long-term consequence of the subvention, however, is that the Northern Irish economy today remains highly uncompetitive.
There May Be Trouble Ahead in Northern Ireland Neill Lochery 2011
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This post is shocking in its subvention of logic, common sense, and decency to ideological aims.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Richard Thaler Responds to Critics of Libertarian Paternalism 2010
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This post is shocking in its subvention of logic, common sense, and decency to ideological aims.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Richard Thaler Responds to Critics of Libertarian Paternalism 2010
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In fact, on the recommendation of Instapundit and ChicagoBoyz, I have marked the day by sending a small subvention to the Wounded Warrior Hospital Fund.
About This Site 2009
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Agence France-Presse/Getty Images On Agriculture: Increasing the agricultural credit limit to 4.75 trillion rupees $104 billion for farmers, the interest subvention to farmers paying their loans on time and capital infusion to NABARD National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development are progressive steps.
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The aim was to use an economic subvention to keep the economy from total collapse and therefore prevent levels of political violence from getting completely out of control.
There May Be Trouble Ahead in Northern Ireland Neill Lochery 2011
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