Subvention : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Subvention	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Subvention
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subvention n grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort v guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank" Synonym(s): underwrite, subvention, subvent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subvention \Subven"tion\, n. [F., fr. LL. subventio, fr. L. subvenire to come up to one's assistance, to assist. See {Souvenir}, and cf. {Subvene}.] 1. The act of coming under. [bd]The subvention* of a cloud.[b8] --Stackhouse. 2. The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid; assistance; help. 3. A government aid or bounty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subvention \Sub*ven"tion\, v. t. To subventionize.