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grant-in-aid

[grant-in-eyd, grahnt-]
–noun, plural grants-in-aid.
1. a subsidy furnished by a central government to a local one to help finance a public project, as the construction of a highway or school.
2. a financial subsidy given to an individual or institution for research, educational, or cultural purposes.

Origin:
1880–85
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