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financial aid

American  
[fi-nan-shuhl eyd, fahy-] / fɪˈnæn ʃəl ˈeɪd, faɪ- /

noun

  1. monetary support, as a loan or scholarship, that is used to pay for school, especially higher education.

    I don’t qualify for need-based financial aid, so I’ll have to hope I’m awarded a merit-based grant.


Etymology

Origin of financial aid

First recorded in 1770–80, for an earlier sense

Example Sentences

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Myers said around 30% of Mountain School students receive financial aid.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

A majority of domestic students at most schools receive some type of financial aid from the university.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

I implore you to encourage her to keep her options open about applying in the United States, as there are more financial aid options.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

"They're wanting to contribute to the community. They want to be independent of receiving financial aid and they're not able to do it - they're actually trapped in it, in some respects."

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

He insisted that imposing political order on Haiti, no matter how much financial aid was provided, wouldn’t improve the problems of poverty and disease.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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