scholarship
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A grant-in-aid to a student.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
skahlershipSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈskɑlɚʃɪp
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
A grant-in-aid to a student.
Financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
The character or qualities of a scholar.
The activity, methods or attainments of a scholar.
uncountable
The sum of knowledge accrued by scholars; the realm of refined learning.
verb
intransitive
To attend an institution on a scholarship.
transitive
To grant a scholarship to.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A grant-in-aid to a student.
Used this way, scholarship 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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More ways to use scholarship
- “He received a scholarship to help pay for his college tuition this year.”
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