Bursary Definition

bûrsə-rē
bursaries
noun
A treasury, esp. of a college.
Webster's New World
A treasury, especially of a public institution or religious order.
American Heritage
In Scotland and Canada, a university scholarship.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Bursary

Noun

Singular:
bursary
Plural:
bursaries

Origin of Bursary

  • Medieval Latin bursāria from bursa purse bursa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Bursary Sentence Examples

  • I have received a NHS bursary in the past, am I still entitled to a bursary?

  • In 1845 the boy, who had been a "herd" on the farm, went for six months to the grammar school at Aberdeen and was there prepared for a university bursary, which was sufficient to pay his fees, but no more.

  • Upon receipt I will promptly send adequate documentary evidence of the basis of my bursary entitlement.

  • The prize of £ 500 takes the form of a travel bursary for travel to a conference of the winner's choice.

  • He received an Artsadmin bursary in 1999 to archive cine footage of Untitled Experiments.

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Words Starting With

BBUBUR

Words Ending With

YRYARY

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