About The Word Subvention

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Subvention to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Subvention definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Subvention

Subvention Meaning & Definition
Subvention Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Subvention?

[n] the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
[n] grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution

Synonyms | Synonyms for Subvention:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Subvention:

See Also | provision | subsidy | supply | supplying

Subvention In Webster's Dictionary

\Sub*ven"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. ``The subvention of a cloud.'' --Stackhouse. 2. The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid; assistance; help. 3. A government aid or bounty.
\Sub*ven"tion\, v. t. To subventionize.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Petaurista petaurista ‐ East Indian…
  • Wallace stevens ‐ United States poet…
  • Crosstie ‐ one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track;…
  • Whitish ‐ tending toward white [adj] resembling milk in color or cloudiness;…
  • Lepista irina ‐ an edible agaric with large silky white caps and…
  • Ponka ‐ the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca people [n] a member of…
  • Moss green ‐ of a moderate somewhat dull…
  • Navy base ‐ base of operations for a…
  • Mary ii ‐ Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; she was the eldest…
  • Monopolization ‐ domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion…