grant-in-aid
noun
Simple meaning
Providing funds to an institution or person to subsidize a specific project or activity, such as a scholarship.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
grantihnaydSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡɹæntɪneɪd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Providing funds to an institution (such as a school) or person to subsidize a specific project or activity, such as a scholarship.
The giving of national funds to subsidize a local or regional project.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Providing funds to an institution (such as a school) or person to subsidize a specific project or activity, such as a scholarship.
Used this way, grant-in-aid is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in education or classroom contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Education/classroom
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