bursary C2+ Topic:Education & Learning US /ˈbɝsəri/ UK /ˈbɜːsəri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a grant or scholarship awarded to a student; a treasury office The bursary covered her tuition for the entire year. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a grant or scholarship... scholarshipgrantstipendendowmenttreasuryfund Word family Derived forms bursar Related forms bursardisbursepurse Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin bursaria, from bursa ('purse, bag'), from Late Latin bursa, from Greek byrsa ('hide, leather'). bursa la-med byrsa Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bursary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɝsəri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɜːsəri/ ## Meanings 1. a grant or scholarship awarded to a student; a treasury office ## Examples - The bursary covered her tuition for the entire year. ## Synonyms - scholarship - grant - stipend - endowment - treasury - fund ## Derived Forms - bursar ## Related Forms - bursar - disburse - purse ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bursa - Root: byrsa ## Etymology From Medieval Latin bursaria, from bursa ('purse, bag'), from Late Latin bursa, from Greek byrsa ('hide, leather'). ## AI Etymology Bursary is a noun meaning "a grant or scholarship awarded to a student; a treasury office". Historically, it is from Medieval Latin bursaria, from bursa ('purse, bag'), from Late Latin bursa, from Greek byrsa ('hide, leather'). The historical chain links Latin bursa with Ancient Greek byrsa. Close English family members include bursar, disburse, and purse. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - Education & Learning - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown