subvention

UK: /səbˈvɛnʃ^ən/ US: (səb ven′shən)

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sub•ven•tion  (səb ven′shən), n. 

1. Government 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.

• Late Latin subventiōn- (stem of subventiō) official grant in aid, equivalent. to subvent(us) (past participle of subvenīre to subvene) + -iōn- -ion
• late Middle English 1400–50

sub•ven′tion•ar′y, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. See subsidy. 

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subvention / səbˈvɛnʃən/ noun

1. a grant, aid, or subsidy, as from a government to an educational institution
2. a fee paid indirectly to a supposedly amateur athlete for appearing at a meeting

Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin subventiō assistance, from Latin subvenīre to subvene