Subvention — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution

the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səbvˈɛnʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/səbvˈɛnʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səbvˈɛnʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /səbvˈɛnʃən/.

Examples

The opera tour was subvented by a bank

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

underwrite subvent

Parts of Speech

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
verb	guarantee financial support of “The opera tour was subvented by a bank”

Word Forms

subvent	verb	guarantee financial support of
subvention	noun	grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

subvención

concesión de ayuda financiera de un gobierno a una institución educativa

🇮🇹Italian

sovvenzione

concessione di aiuti finanziari da parte di un governo a un istituto scolastico

🇳🇱Dutch

subsidie

toekenning van financiële steun van een overheid aan een onderwijsinstelling

🇵🇹Portuguese

subvenção

concessão de ajuda financeira de um governo a uma instituição educacional

🇷🇺Russian

субвенция

предоставление финансовой помощи от государства образовательному учреждению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

माली मदद

किसी शैक्षणिक संस्थान को सरकार की ओर से वित्तीय सहायता प्रदान करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সাবভেনশন

সরকার থেকে একটি শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানকে আর্থিক সহায়তা প্রদান

🇮🇳Tamil

துணை

ஒரு கல்வி நிறுவனத்திற்கு அரசாங்கத்திலிருந்து நிதி உதவி வழங்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపకారము

ప్రభుత్వం నుండి ఒక విద్యా సంస్థకు ఆర్థిక సహాయం మంజూరు చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

सबव्हेंशन

सरकारकडून शैक्षणिक संस्थेला आर्थिक मदत देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સબવેન્શન

સરકાર તરફથી શૈક્ષણિક સંસ્થાને આર્થિક સહાયની અનુદાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಬ್ವೆನ್ಶನ್

ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರದಿಂದ ಹಣಕಾಸಿನ ನೆರವು ನೀಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സബ്വെൻഷൻ

ഒരു ഗവൺമെൻ്റിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ സ്ഥാപനത്തിന് സാമ്പത്തിക സഹായം അനുവദിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਾਇਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਦਿਅਕ ਸੰਸਥਾ ਨੂੰ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਵਿੱਤੀ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਦੀ ਗਰਾਂਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

سبوینشن

حکومت کی طرف سے تعلیمی ادارے کو مالی امداد کی فراہمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

资助

政府向教育机构提供财政援助

🇯🇵Japanese

補助金

政府から教育機関への財政援助の助成

🇰🇷Korean

보조금

정부에서 교육 기관에 재정 지원 제공

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trợ cấp

cấp hỗ trợ tài chính từ chính phủ cho một tổ chức giáo dục

🇹🇭Thai

การอุดหนุน

การให้ความช่วยเหลือทางการเงินจากรัฐบาลแก่สถาบันการศึกษา

🇮🇩Indonesian

subsidi

pemberian bantuan keuangan dari pemerintah kepada lembaga pendidikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإعانة

منح المساعدات المالية من الحكومة إلى مؤسسة تعليمية

🇮🇷Persian

کمک هزینه

اعطای کمک مالی از طرف دولت به یک موسسه آموزشی

🇹🇷Turkish

sübvansiyon

Devlet tarafından bir eğitim kurumuna mali yardım verilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַעֲנָק

מתן סיוע כספי מממשלה למוסד חינוכי

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The primary meaning of 'subvention' is 'grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution'.

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