noun.
A subsidy; provision of financial or other support.
verb.
To subsidise.
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verb.
guarantee financial support of
noun.
grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution
noun.
the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
Word Usage
"Although Quidde's private fortune had been wiped out by the inflation, he was able to live fairly well with the help of friends and with a subvention from the Nobel Peace Prize"