bursary
noun/ˈbɜrsəri/
Frequency rank: #18,954 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A financial grant awarded to a student in need of support.
Example sentence
She applied for bursary funding to help cover her university tuition fees.
Synonyms & related words
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