US /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/ UK /ˈskɒləʃɪp/
noun verb Freq #5996

Meanings

  1. 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. 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... grantbursaryfellowship
2 noun · serious academic study and... learningerudition
Word family
Forms scholarships
Derived forms pseudo-scholarshipscholarshipper
Related forms researchshipscholarscholarismscholarlyscholasticscholasticatescholasticismschool

Etymology

From scholar + -ship.

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