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 talent pipeline is world-renowned. And, whilst talent is everywhere, all too often opportunity is lacking," he said in his message, adding that there were more than 50 bursary recipients in Wales.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025
The NHS does offer a bursary but we are having to use our savings and are paying £20,000 a year now on childcare.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025
She joined a theatre company in Manchester and set about forming her own, before landing the Caroline Aherne bursary in 2017, which develops new comedy talent.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024
Speaking to the Covid inquiry this week, England’s former chief nurse Dame Ruth May criticised a “catastrophic decision” , in 2015, to replace the grant or bursary paid to student midwives and nurses with loans.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 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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