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grant-in-aid
[ grant-in-eyd, grahnt- ]
noun
, plural grants-in-aid.
- 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.
- a financial subsidy given to an individual or institution for research, educational, or cultural purposes.
grant-in-aid
noun
- a sum of money granted by one government to a lower level of government or to a dependency for a programme, etc
- education a grant provided by the central government or local education authority to ensure consistent standards in buildings and other facilities
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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.
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Later on the grant-in-aid rules in force in the lower province were introduced.
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There is no public debt, the annual deficiency being made good by a grant-in-aid from the imperial exchequer.
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Towards this expense the British government gave a grant-in-aid of 800,000, and the balance was borne by the Egyptian treasury.
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Federal grant-in-aid welfare programs, now based on widely varying formulas, should be simplified.
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