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Donation vs Subvention - What's the difference?

donation | subvention |

As nouns the difference between donation and subvention

is that donation is a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause while subvention is a subsidy; provision of financial or other support.

As a verb subvention is

to subsidise.

donation

English

(wikipedia donation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.

    • Related terms

    * donate

    See also

    * fundraising ----

    subvention

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A subsidy; provision of financial or other support.
  • The act of coming under.
  • * Stackhouse
    • The subvention of a cloud.
  • The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid; assistance; help.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To subsidise.
  • * 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 136:
    • His task was, it is true, made easier by the need of the English to remove troops to put down the 1745-6 Jacobite Rising, which the French had subventioned .
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