bursary

noun

bur·​sa·​ry ˈbər-sə-rē How to pronounce bursary (audio)
ˈbərs-rē
plural bursaries
1
: the treasury of a college or monastery
2
British : a monetary grant to a needy student : scholarship

Examples of bursary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Stone Island supported the section by offering a bursary to 34 emerging gallerists. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 11 Oct. 2024 The best director honor, which comes with a $3,750 (3,500 euro) cash bursary, went to Colombian filmmaker Sebastián Quebrada for his emotional drama The Other Son about the process of mourning the death of a teenager by his family and close friends. Stjepan Hundic, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024 The winning project will receive the Full Moon Creative Lab Award, a €5,000 ($5,300) bursary, co-funded by the European Union, for further development. Stjepan Hundic, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2024 Albert’s Sleeping Swans, a dark mystery drama about a mysterious illness striking the children of a small Eastern German town, picked up a €20,000 ($21,700) bursary as the winner of the Kirch Foundation Award, presented in collaboration with the University of Television and Film in Munich. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bursary 

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Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin bursaria, from bursa

First Known Use

1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bursary was in 1695

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“Bursary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bursary. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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