grant-in-aid

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [grant, grahnt in eyd]
- /grænt, grɑnt ɪn eɪd/
- /ɡrɑːnt ɪn eɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grant, grahnt in eyd]
- /grænt, grɑnt ɪn eɪd/

Definitions of grant-in-aid word

noun plural grant-in-aid a subsidy furnished by a central government to a local one to help finance a public project, as the construction of a highway or school. 1
noun plural grant-in-aid a financial subsidy given to an individual or institution for research, educational, or cultural purposes. 1
noun grant-in-aid a sum of money granted by one government to a lower level of government or to a dependency for a programme, etc 0
noun grant-in-aid a grant provided by the central government or local education authority to ensure consistent standards in buildings and other facilities 0
noun grant-in-aid a grant of funds, as by the federal government to a state or by a foundation to a writer, scientist, artist, etc., to support a specific program or project 0
noun grant-in-aid The giving of national funds to subsidize a local or regional project. 0

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Origin of grant-in-aid

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Grant-in-aid

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Grant-in-aid

grant-in-aid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% 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.