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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
1880–85
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Grant-in-aid
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| grant-in-aid | |
| —n , pl grants-in-aid | |
| 1. | a sum of money granted by one government to a lower level of government or to a dependency for a programme, etc |
| 2. | education a grant provided by the central government or local education authority to ensure consistent standards in buildings and other facilities |
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