block grant

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blok grant, grahnt]
- /blɒk grænt, grɑnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blok grant, grahnt]
- /blɒk grænt, grɑnt/

Definitions of block grant words

noun block grant (in Britain) an annual grant made by the government to a local authority to help to pay for the public services it provides, such as health, education, and housing 3
noun block grant a grant of federal funds to a state or local government for discretionary use in funding a block of programs, with or without guidelines 3
noun block grant a consolidated grant of federal funds, formerly allocated for specific programs, that a state or local government may use at its discretion for such programs as education or urban development. 1
noun block grant government funding 1

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Origin of block grant

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Block grant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Block grant

block grant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

block grant usage trend in Literature

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