Scholarships - English meaning

verb

Give or order the giving of (something) as an official payment, compensation, or prize to (someone).

Usage examples:

He was awarded the military cross

noun

A prize or other mark of recognition given in honour of an achievement.

Usage examples:

The company's annual award for high-quality service

verb

To give something valuable, such as money or a prize following an official decision

Usage examples:

Her poodle was awarded first prize in the dog show., their company was awarded a contract worth $40…

noun

A grant or payment made to support a student's education.

Usage examples:

Sharrock's father settled on him the rent of a small property in northampton, to augment his fellow…

noun

A grant, especially one awarded to someone to enable them to study at university or college.

Usage examples:

And regardless of financial plight, many schools award bursaries or grants to the children of paren…

noun

The financial office of a college, school, or university

Usage examples:

Please send outstanding invoices to ms green at the bursary, west house., you may be eligible to re…

noun

The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.

Usage examples:

20th century popular culture

verb

Maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth.

Usage examples:

Several investigators have attempted to culture biliary cells

noun

The way of life of a particular people, esp. as shown in their ordinary behavior and habits, their attitudes toward each other, and their moral and religious beliefs

Usage examples:

[ u ] he studied the culture of the sioux indians.

noun

The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.

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A course of education

noun

Activities that impart knowledge or skill

noun

The process of teaching or learning in a school, or the knowledge that you get from this

Usage examples:

A high school/college education, she has a master’s degree in early childhood education.

noun

The action of endowing something or someone.

Usage examples:

He tried to promote the endowment of a chair of psychiatry

noun

A gift of money that will provide an income for a college or university, a hospital, or other organization

Usage examples:

We are trying to set up an endowment to support the library.

noun

Money that is given to a college, hospital, etc. in order to provide it with an income, or the giving of this money

Usage examples:

An endowment for sth the las vegas millionaire pledged $10 million for the project and an endowment…

noun

The quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship.

Usage examples:

He was known for his wit, erudition, and teaching skills

noun

The state of having or containing a lot of knowledge that is known by few people

Usage examples:

A work of great erudition, she was known for her wit and erudition.

noun

A public display of works of art or items of interest, held in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair.

Usage examples:

An exhibition of french sculpture

noun

Friendly association, especially with people who share one's interests.

Usage examples:

They valued fun and good fellowship as the cement of the community

noun

Money for teaching or study given to a student studying for an advanced degree, or a position at a university paid for in this way

Usage examples:

She applied for a fellowship to continue her studies., [ c ] the artists’ fellowship, [ u ] i like …

noun

The position of a fellow at a college or university

Usage examples:

He was elected to an honorary fellowship at st john's college., be awarded a fellowship she was awa…

verb

Agree to give or allow (something requested) to.

Usage examples:

They were granted a meeting

noun

A sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

A research grant

verb

To give, agree to give, or do something that another person has asked for, esp. as an official or formal act

Usage examples:

She was granted american citizenship., [ + (that) clause ] i grant you (that) it must have been ups…

noun

Facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.

Usage examples:

A thirst for knowledge

noun

Awareness, understanding, or information that has been obtained by experience or study, and that is either in a person’s mind or possessed by people generally

Usage examples:

How will we use our increasing scientific knowledge?, a lack of knowledge on the part of teachers i…

noun

Skill in, understanding of, or information about something, which a person gets by experience or study

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Acquire/gain/have knowledge, possess/lack knowledge, people working in stores need better product k…

noun

The acquisition of knowledge or skills through study, experience, or being taught.

Usage examples:

These children experienced difficulties in learning

verb

Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.

Usage examples:

They'd started learning french

noun

The activity of getting knowledge

Usage examples:

This technique makes learning fun.

noun

A character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.

Usage examples:

A capital letter

verb

Inscribe letters or writing on.

Usage examples:

Her name was lettered in gold

noun

A body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth.

Usage examples:

The jinns of arabian lore

noun

The surface on each side of a bird's head between the eye and the upper base of the beak, or between the eye and nostril in snakes.

Usage examples:

With some birds, the lores presents the most conspicuous field mark.

noun

Knowledge and stories, usually traditional, about a subject

Usage examples:

He published several books on indian lore and hunting.

noun

The action or process of paying someone or something or of being paid.

Usage examples:

Ask for a discount for payment by cash

noun

An amount of money paid, or the act of paying

Usage examples:

[ c ] when is the first payment due?, [ u ] usually we ask for payment when the order is placed.

noun

An amount of money that has been paid or is expected to be paid

Usage examples:

For the fiscal year ended february 28 2010, payments from class a shares amounted to $1,470., mortg…

noun

The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise.

Usage examples:

Listen to his words of wisdom

noun

The ability to make good judgments based on what you have learned from your experience, or the knowledge and understanding that gives you this ability

Usage examples:

I question the wisdom of separating a child from his brothers and sisters whatever the circumstances.