Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To provide or support with a subvention.
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- verb Hong Kong To
subsidize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb guarantee financial support of
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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You can often save bundles on food (at many colleges the food-service is overpriced and is used as a means to subvent other campus programs).
Lynn Jacobs and Jeremy Hyman: 13 Ways to Get Your Money's Worth Out of College 2010
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You can often save bundles on food (at many colleges the food-service is overpriced and is used as a means to subvent other campus programs).
13 Ways to Get Your Money's Worth Out of College Lynn Jacobs 2010
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You can often save bundles on food at many colleges the food-service is overpriced and is used as a means to subvent other campus programs.
Lynn Jacobs and Jeremy Hyman: 13 Ways to Get Your Money's Worth Out of College Lynn Jacobs 2010
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"The Serbian government should subvent buyers to sell those companies."
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It is further estimated that the Exchequer will be required to subvent the fund by more than €1 billion this year.
Irish Blogs 2010
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It is further estimated that the Exchequer will be required to subvent the fund by more than €1 billion this year.
Irish Blogs 2010
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