"subventions" in the noun sense
1. subvention
grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution
2. subvention
the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
"subventions" in the verb sense
1. underwrite, subvention, subvent
guarantee financial support of
"The opera tour was subvented by a bank"
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