scholarship

[ skol-er-ship ]

/ ˈskɒl ərˌʃɪp /

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noun

learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar.

a sum of money or other aid granted to a student, because of merit, need, etc., to pursue their studies.

the position or status of a student who has been granted money or other aid to pursue their studies.

a foundation to provide financial assistance to students.

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Origin of scholarship

First recorded in 1525–35; scholar + -ship

synonym study for scholarship

1. See learning.

Words nearby scholarship

Schofield Barracks, schola cantorum, scholar, scholarch, scholarly, scholarship, scholar's mate, scholastic, Scholastic Aptitude Test, scholasticate, scholasticism

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How to use scholarship in a sentence

You get a lot of magic systems that are more intuitive and less about scholarship.
How Gideon the Ninth author Tamsyn Muir queers the space opera|Constance Grady|February 5, 2021|Vox
Office Depot and H&R Block’s tax advisory division Block Advisors, as examples, help sponsor participants who can not afford the registration fee with scholarships as well as offering discounts to participants for their goods and services.
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When he graduates, Gross and his brother intend to start a scholarship fund in Holly’s name, awarding grants to students with sick parents.
A sick mother, a loving son, a signed Ovechkin jersey — and how the Caps tried to help|Kyle Melnick|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
I also think about my parents having to pay, if I don’t end up getting a scholarship — and I probably won’t now.
A steady stream of Latino students was arriving on college campuses. Then the pandemic hit.|Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Hannah Natanson, John D. Harden|January 31, 2021|Washington Post

This ultimately led to a football scholarship at Florida A&M University.
Let’s Talk About Kevin|Eugene Robinson|January 23, 2021|Ozy
This is both an outstanding work of scholarship and a commanding visual document.
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And despite the good scholarship the authors have managed to retain the buoyancy and upbeat air attendant on most comics.
The Best Coffee Table Books of 2014|Robert Birnbaum|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the fall, I received a Rhodes Scholarship—I approached arrogance.
‘Why Have I Lost Control?’: Cory Booker in ’92 on Rodney King Echoes Ferguson|Cory Booker|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He won a scholarship to Villanova and ended up here in Lawrence.
Freedom From Fear for Dreamer Kids|Mike Barnicle|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Time and again, he has highlighted my scholarship and I have never felt that he has short-changed me.
Can Fareed Zakaria Survive A Plagiarism Firestorm?|Lloyd Grove|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Aguinaldoʼs scholarship is too meagre for an elevated position, and his dignity and self-respect too great for an inferior one.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
"Mr. Everard was very much struck with Norman's knowledge and scholarship too," said Flora.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
Born in 1797, he pursued a course of study at the Lyceum, to which he had obtained a scholarship.
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The eldest, a fine fellow of eighteen, had carried off a scholarship at Aberdeen University.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
Before the scholarship, came the Little-go, so called in the language of men, but known to the gods as the Previous Examination.
Julian Home|Dean Frederic W. Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for scholarship

scholarship

/ (ˈskɒləʃɪp) /

noun

academic achievement; erudition; learning

financial aid provided for a scholar because of academic merit
the position of a student who gains this financial aid
(as modifier)a scholarship student

the qualities of a scholar

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scholarship

Origin of scholarship

synonym study for scholarship

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