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subvention (1. a grant, aid, or subsidy, as from a government to an educational institution 2. the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort 3. (sport) a fee paid indirectly to a supposedly amateur athlete for appearing at a meeting. Example Sentences Including 'subvention' Government subvention to CIE has risen by 60 per cent since 1996. SUN, NEWS OF THE WORLD (2001) He did well – his salary of?600 was topped up by a Secret Service subvention of?400, `to be reviewed in six months '. Christy Campbell FENIAN FIRE: THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT PLOT TO ASSASSINATE QUEEN VICTORIA (2002) The health boards may pay a subvention towards the cost of a nursing home if the person is unable to pay part of the maintenance cost. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2002) The subvention awarded depends on the amount of nursing care required, as well as on family circumstances. IRISH TIMES (2002) Their income support is "abysmal", and she is campaigning for an increase in the subvention for elderly people. IRISH TIMES (2002). Collins Alexander Demidov) |
