scholarship

B1 Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/ UK /ˈskɒləʃɪp/ See IPA manual

Freq #5996

Meanings

1

noun
Money given to a student to help pay for their education, usually for good work.

She won a scholarship to study at Oxford.
2

noun
Serious academic study and the knowledge that comes from it.

The book is a fine example of careful scholarship.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · money given to a student to... grant bursary fellowship

2 noun · serious academic study and... learning erudition

Word family

Forms scholarships

Derived forms pseudo-scholarshipscholarshipper

Related forms researchshipscholar scholarism scholarly scholasticscholasticatescholasticism school

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Phrases (1)

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solid scholarship
academic research that is careful, reliable, and well supported

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From scholar + -ship.

*seǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Education & Learning

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