0%

grantsmanship

grants·man·ship
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grants-muh n-ship, grahnts-]
    • /ˈgrænts mənˌʃɪp, ˈgrɑnts-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grants-muh n-ship, grahnts-]
    • /ˈgrænts mənˌʃɪp, ˈgrɑnts-/

Definitions of grantsmanship word

  • noun grantsmanship skill in securing grants, as for research, from federal agencies, foundations, or the like. 1
  • noun grantsmanship The skill or practice of obtaining grants-in-aid, especially for research. 1
  • noun grantsmanship the art of obtaining grants for research, etc 0
  • noun grantsmanship the art of acquiring grants-in-aid 0
  • noun grantsmanship skill in doing this 0
  • noun grantsmanship The art of obtaining grants-in-aid. 0
See all 6 definitions of grantsmanship

Information block about the term

Origin of grantsmanship

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1960-65; grant + -s3 + -manship

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Grantsmanship

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Grantsmanship

grantsmanship popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% 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.

grantsmanship usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Top questions with grantsmanship

  • what is grantsmanship?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?