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to subvent

to subvent

9.9
Give money to help pay for something, usually by a grant
  • verb
  • /səbˈvɛnt/
  • Formal
translation icon : 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
164 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
16 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
18 6.1
to subvent
  • Formal
9.9
to sponsor
362 3.7
to fund
576 3.0
to support
753 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').