scholarship

[ skol-er-ship ]
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noun
  1. learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar.

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

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

  2. a foundation to provide financial assistance to students.

Origin of scholarship

1
First recorded in 1525–35; scholar + -ship

synonym study For scholarship

1. See learning.

Words Nearby scholarship

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How to use scholarship in a sentence

  • 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.

    Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
  • 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
  1. 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

  1. the qualities of a scholar

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