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financial aid
[fi-nan-shuhl eyd, fahy-]
noun
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.
Word History and Origins
Origin of financial aid1
Example Sentences
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.
Not only that, some of those students pay full tuition and help us with the financial aid to American citizens and residents.
She received support and even financial aid, including welfare payments from the Irish state.
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.
She hopes to receive financial aid to attend a nursing program at L.A.
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