Definition of Subvent

1. Verb. Guarantee financial support of. "Sam and Sue subvent the movie "; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"

Exact synonyms: Subvention, Underwrite
Generic synonyms: Guarantee, Undertake
Derivative terms: Subvention, Subvention

Definition of Subvent

1. Verb. (Hong Kong) To subsidize. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subvent

suburbs
suburethral
subvalent
subvariance
subvariances
subvarieties
subvariety
subvelocity
subvene
subvened
subvenes
subvening
subvent (current term)
subventaneous
subvented
subventing
subvention
subventionary
subventioned
subventioning
subventionize
subventionized
subventionizes
subventionizing
subventions
subventitious
subventricular

Literary usage of Subvent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages by Percy Society (1841)
"And sad eritis sicut dii, For what intent Man to subvent, And make all Adam seed to die ; But Christ again upon a tre, His blessid blood spent. ..."

2. The Institutes of Justinian: With English Introduction, Translation, and Notes by Justinian, Thomas Collett Sandars (1878)
"... while the heredes ab intestate were at liberty to disregard them. 2. Hoc rescripto subvent,on est 2. This rescript ia meant to favour et ..."

3. The State Records of North Carolina by North Carolina, Walter Clark, William Laurence Saunders, Stephen Beauregard Weeks (1898)
"Nash was greatly incensed at this turn of affairs and at the next session of the Assembly he protested that the Legislature had no right to subvent the ..."

4. Modern Philology: Its Discoveries, History, and Influence by Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight (1864)
"... prevent, supervene, subvent, souvenir (Fr. do., L. sub- venire : cf. for form, Fr. souvent from L. subinde), and revenue (Fr. do. from Fr. revenir, ..."

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