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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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Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., enrolls about 1,300 students, many of whom are the first in their family to go to college and eligible for financial aid.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it would require international financial aid to bridge the transition.

From The Wall Street Journal

In return, Russia is sending North Korea financial aid, military technology and food and energy supplies, analysts say.

From Barron's

Often those students accrue debts when they withdraw partway through a course, leading the college to return part of their financial aid to the federal government and charge the bill to the student.

From Los Angeles Times

But as a high-powered science hub, it’s deeply dependent on federal funding, getting some $17.3 billion a year in research grants, student financial aid and reimbursements from government health programs.

From Salon

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