work-study

[ wurk-stuhd-ee ]

/ ˈwɜrkˈstʌd i /

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noun

a type of financial aid in which students are hired for part-time jobs, usually by their college, and often for work on campus: I was lucky enough to be a research assistant for work-study, unlike my roommate who had to work in the cafeteria.

adjective

of or relating to such a job associated with a college or university.

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Origin of work-study

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby work-study

workspace, Works Progress Administration, workstation, work stoppage, workstream, work-study, worktable, work through, worktop, work to rule, work train

How to use work-study in a sentence

Through a work-study program with the school, he is a Program Assistant at the UNC-Chapel Hill LGBT Center.
Beaten By His Church for Being Gay|Justin Jones|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cheap help could also be summoned from graduate students needing credit and/or work-study hours.
College Football Fattens Players Up and Then Abandons Them|Evin Demirel|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That effort extends to High School seniors, whom the NSA attracts with paid internships under its Work Study program.
How the NSA Recruits in a Post-Snowden World|Joshua Kopstein|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These students are offered financial-aid packages like the one I had, a combination of loans, grants, and work-study.
Did My Education Cost Too Much?|Jessica Feldman|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

At Columbia, I studied the arts and writing and worked a mélange of work-study and summer jobs.
Did My Education Cost Too Much?|Jessica Feldman|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Some people imagine that when an artist is embarked upon his professional work study ceases.
Great Singers on the Art of Singing|James Francis Cooke

British Dictionary definitions for work-study

work-study

noun

an examination of ways of finding the most efficient method of doing a job, esp in terms of time and effort

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