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subventive

subventive adjective: relating to subvention; being or providing a subsidy.

Adjective

subventive

  1. Relating to subvention; being or providing a subsidy.
    • True Christian charity is preventive no less than subventive.1868, Moses E. Lard, Lard's Quarterly, page 70

Questions about subventive

What does subventive mean?
Subventive means relating to subvention; being or providing a subsidy.
What part of speech is subventive?
Subventive is an adjective.

Words near subventive in the dictionary

  1. subventionized
  2. subventionizes
  3. subventionizing
  4. subventions
  5. subventitious
  6. subventive
  7. subventral
  8. subventrally
  9. subventrical
  10. subventricose
  11. subventricular

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