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noun
A subsidy provided by the United States federal government to students who need it to pay for college.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: education
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History
Originally known as a Basic Educational Opportunity Grant, it was renamed in 1980 in honor of Democratic U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island.
