noun
money to support a worthy person or cause
• Syn: ↑aid, ↑economic aid
• Hypernyms: ↑gift
• Hyponyms:
↑social welfare, ↑welfare, ↑public assistance, ↑philanthropy, ↑philanthropic gift, ↑scholarship, ↑fellowship, ↑foreign aid, ↑grant, ↑grant-in-aid, ↑traineeship
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noun [noncount]
US : money that is given or lent to students in order to help pay for their education
She needed financial aid.
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money that is given or lent to students at a university or college who cannot pay the full cost of their education
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to apply for financial aid
Useful english dictionary. 2012.