subvention

Definitions

From Latin subvenīre, sub- (up from below) + vent (come) = "to come to the aid of." Originally "coming up to help"; the noun came to mean the financial help itself — a subsidy that comes to support a cause. (Same source as souvenir, but here the "coming up" is rescue, not memory.)

Common Collocations

• 1.government subvention政府补助金
• 2.annual subvention年度补助
• 3.receive a subvention获得资助
• 4.grant a subvention给予补助

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The theatre relies on an annual government subvention.

• 2.

  Without subvention, the museum could not stay open.