Noun
- 1. subvention, subsidy
- usage: grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution
- 2. subvention, provision, supply, supplying
- usage: the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
Verb
- 1. underwrite, subvention, subvent, undertake, guarantee
- usage: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"
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