subvent
Verb

subvent (subvents, present participle subventing; past and past participle subvented)

  1. (Hong Kong, transitive) To subsidize.
    • The Duty Lawyer Service is subvented by the HKSAR government, but independently administered by the legal profession of Hong Kong.
      2008, Department of Justice - Legal System of Hong Kong.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080913063628/http://www.doj.gov.hk/eng/legal/index.htm]
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