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financial aid

[ fi-nan-shuhl eyd, fahy- ]

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.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of financial aid1

First recorded in 1770–80, for an earlier sense

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Example Sentences

The authors argue for some redistributive policies, like increased financial aid for post-secondary education.

But what about a student whose financial aid terms required them to take a certain number of classes?

The first is to help the Ukrainians shape up as a condition for Western military and financial aid.

And more than two-thirds of students said they chose their school based on the financial aid available and the cost.

She is now a newly married 30-year-old with a job she loves as a student financial-aid adviser.

Many were loud in their praise of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard for the friendly advice and the financial aid they had been given by them.

Many unions throughout the country and even the general public sent the striking miners financial aid.

Glendon's father had refused further financial aid, or to even communicate with his son, and Aunt Jane was wealthy.

Even the Russian Government gives financial aid to Esperanto propaganda.

Here she planned the steps by which to win public approval and financial aid for her test case.

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