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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

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This pay-it-forward approach to covering the cost of college multiplies the number of students who can benefit from a fixed supply of financial aid and can help fill shortages of workers in critical industries.

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Not only that, some of those students pay full tuition and help us with the financial aid to American citizens and residents.

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She received support and even financial aid, including welfare payments from the Irish state.

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In January, an executive order to temporarily freeze all federal financial aid in January left Head Start staff suddenly unable to access the funds they had been promised.

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She hopes to receive financial aid to attend a nursing program at L.A.

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