English noun: subvention | |||
| 1. | subvention (possession) grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | subsidy | ||
| 2. | subvention (act) the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | provision, supply, supplying | ||
English verb: subvention | |||
| 1. | subvention (communication) guarantee financial support of | ||
| Samples | The opera tour was subvented by a bank. | ||
| Synonyms | subvent, underwrite | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | guarantee, undertake | ||