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grant-in-aid

[ grant-in-eyd, grahnt- ]

noun

, plural grants-in-aid.
  1. a subsidy furnished by a central government to a local one to help finance a public project, as the construction of a highway or school.
  2. a financial subsidy given to an individual or institution for research, educational, or cultural purposes.


grant-in-aid

noun

  1. a sum of money granted by one government to a lower level of government or to a dependency for a programme, etc
  2. education a grant provided by the central government or local education authority to ensure consistent standards in buildings and other facilities
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of grant-in-aid1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

It is quite certain that not the smallest odium would attach to the acceptance of a Liberal grant-in-aid.

Later on the grant-in-aid rules in force in the lower province were introduced.

There is no public debt, the annual deficiency being made good by a grant-in-aid from the imperial exchequer.

Towards this expense the British government gave a grant-in-aid of 800,000, and the balance was borne by the Egyptian treasury.

Federal grant-in-aid welfare programs, now based on widely varying formulas, should be simplified.

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