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- [bur-suh-ree]
- /ˈbɜr sə ri/
- /ˈbɜː.sər.i/
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- [bur-suh-ree]
- /ˈbɜr sə ri/
Definitions of bursary word
- countable noun bursary A bursary is a sum of money which is given to someone to allow them to study in a college or university. 3
- noun bursary a scholarship or grant awarded esp in Scottish and New Zealand schools, universities etc 3
- noun bursary the treasury of a college, etc 3
- noun bursary the bursar's room in a college 3
- noun bursary a treasury, esp. of a college 3
- noun bursary in Scotland and Canada, a university scholarship 3
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Origin of bursary
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; < Medieval Latin bursāria treasurer's room, derivative of bursārius a treasurer. See bursar, -y3
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Parts of speech for Bursary
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bursary popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bursary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bursary
noun bursary
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- award — An award is a prize or certificate that a person is given for doing something well.
- fellowship — the condition or relation of being a fellow: the fellowship of humankind.
- donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- reward — a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.
Antonyms for bursary
noun bursary
- debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
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