bursary
Americannoun
plural
bursaries-
Ecclesiastical. the treasury of a monastery.
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British. a college scholarship.
noun
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Also called: bursarship. a scholarship or grant awarded esp in Scottish and New Zealand schools, universities etc
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the treasury of a college, etc
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the bursar's room in a college
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Etymology
Origin of bursary
1530–40; < Medieval Latin bursāria treasurer's room, derivative of bursārius a treasurer. See bursar, -y 3
Example Sentences
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"Our teaching bursary scheme offers a payment to career changers undertaking graduate teacher training in hard-to-fill subjects, including computing science."
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
Recent bursary changes in some shortage subjects has increased the supply of teachers in some areas.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025
Leaving a full-time job working as a team leader in a care home was a big step for him - from £15 an hour to living on a £770 per month bursary.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024
The EMA started as a UK-wide benefit, but it was scrapped in England in 2011 an replaced with a bursary scheme.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
She’d lost the bursary when she’d left her job at ICI, and paying for private school was becoming a burden.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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