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Definition of Grant-in-aid
1. Noun. A grant from a central government to a local government.
2. Noun. A grant to a person or school for some educational project.
Specialized synonyms: Post Doc, Postdoc, Postdoctoral
Definition of Grant-in-aid
1. Noun. The giving of national funds to subsidize a local or regional project. ¹
2. Noun. Providing funds to an institution (such as a school) or person to subsidize a specific project or activity, such as a scholarship. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grant-in-aid
Literary usage of Grant-in-aid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1887)
"Since the latter year, however, owing to the encouragement of primary education
by an extension of the grant-in-aid system, the number of Government and ..."
2. The Province of Burma: A Report Prepared on Behalf of the University of by Alleyne Ireland (1907)
"The following are the grant-in-aid rules for Anglo—Vernacular schools, as corrected
to January 1, 1906:— grant-in-aid RULES FOR ANGLO-VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. ..."
3. The White Man in Nigeria by George Douglas Hazzledine (1904)
"THE WHITE MAN IN NIGERIA CHAPTER I THE grant-in-aid A plea for more money—The
... IT is said that more than half of the Government Grant-in- aid of the cost ..."
4. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1896)
"annual grant falls below l6s. should not receive a higher grant in aid than the
schools which reach this minimum limit. Thus a stimulus to local effort and ..."
5. A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule by Pramatha Náth Bose (1896)
"The systems of grants-in-aid formed one of the salient The grant-in-aid features
of the scheme propounded in system. tne despatch. ..."
6. A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule by Pramatha Nath Bose (1896)
"The systems of grants-in-aid formed one of the salient The grant-in-aid features
of the scheme propounded in system. tne despatch. ..."
7. The Education of the South African Native by Charles Templeman Loram (1917)
"A grant in aid of necessary and approved new buildings, limited to one-third of
the cost of such up to a maximum Government contribution of ... £100 3. ..."
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