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to subvent

to subvent

1 9.9
Give money to help pay for something, usually by a grant
  • verb
  • /səbˈvɛnt/
  • Formal
: subvencionar
  • The government subvents various community projects.
  • subvented lease

Examples

  • The national theater was subvented by the Ministry of Culture for many years.

  • Several research projects are subvented annually through university grants.

  • Without being subvented by private donors, the festival would not continue.

  • Many non-profits rely on donations to subvent their activities.

  • The government decided to subvent local businesses to help them recover from the economic downturn.

  • Many universities obtain funds to subvent research projects that benefit their students.

  • The charity aims to subvent families in need by providing them with financial assistance.

Synonyms

to subsidize
vsto subvent
  • US
102 6.0

To give money to help a business, service, or group continue, often by government

emphasizes support by giving money specifically as subsidies or grants
to underwrite
vsto subvent
  • Specialized
23 7.9

To promise to provide money for a project if needed

involves promising or paying subsidies directly rather than just guaranteeing risk
to subvention
vsto subvent
  • Formal
9.9

To give money to help an activity or group

is focused on directly giving subsidies or grants rather than guaranteeing them

How Funded

to endow
  • Formal
10 6.1
to subvent
  • Formal
1 9.9
to sponsor
380 3.7
to fund
597 3.0
to support
490 1.4

Surface Forms

subvent infinitive
subvented past
subvented past participle
subventing present participle
subvents third person singular

Morphology

subvent = vent (opaque) = sub + vent

The prefix 'sub-' typically means 'under' or 'below', but in 'subvent', it relates to financial support, which is not directly derivable from 'vent'.

Etymology

Subvent comes from the Latin parts sub- ('under') and venire ('to come'), originally meaning 'to come to help'. So to subvent someone is to 'come' to their aid with money or a grant, and you can see the same 'ven' in intervene ('to come in').