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grant-in-aid

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The giving of national funds to subsidize a local or regional project.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Providing funds to an institution (such as a school) or person to subsidize a specific project or activity, such as a scholarship.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a grant from a central government to a local government

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: grant, subsidization, subsidisation

4

noun

Meaning 4

a grant to a person or school for some educational project

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Broader terms: aid, economic aid, financial aid, grant

Narrower terms: postdoctoral, postdoc, post doc

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 國家補助 /国家补助 (guójiā bǔzhù) — giving of national funds
  • Finnish: valtionapu — giving of national funds
  • German: Subvention — giving of national funds
  • Polish: dotacja — giving of national funds
  • Portuguese: subvenção do estado — giving of national funds
  • Portuguese: auxílio do estado — giving of national funds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 贊助資金 /赞助资金 (zànzhù zījīn) — providing funds to an institution
  • Finnish: koulutusavustus — providing funds to an institution
  • Polish: dofinansowanie — providing funds to an institution