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Antonyms for bursary

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bur-suh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɜr sə ri


Definition of bursary

Origin :
  • "treasury," 1690s, from Medieval Latin bursaria "treasurer's room," from bursarius (see bursar).
  • As in scholarship : noun grant
  • As in treasury : noun place where money, valuables are kept
Example sentences :
  • A bursary is what an English undergraduate would call a "Schol."
  • Extract from : « The Right Stuff » by Ian Hay
  • For such heresy he ought to be sent with a bursary to a seminary for priests—but enough of that.
  • Extract from : « The Duel » by A. I. Kuprin
  • He lost his bursary on the way home with it, and still he strutted.
  • Extract from : « An Edinburgh Eleven » by J. M. Barrie
  • I competed for a bursary, and was fortunate enough to secure one.
  • Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I » by Various
  • My present impression is that Spalding took the first bursary.
  • Extract from : « A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen » by William Spalding
  • He was also fortunate enough to hold a bursary in St. Leonard's College, which, however, is a blunder.
  • Extract from : « Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated » by Sir Walter Scott
  • His father died while he was still at college; but a bursary enabled him to complete his four years of study.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 » by Various
  • During the first session of attendance at the University, he gained two prizes and a bursary on Archbishop Leighton's foundation.
  • Extract from : « The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. » by Various
  • With some financial scheming, and the presentation of a bursary, Camille was entered a student at the college of Louis-le-Grand.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 681, January 13, 1877. » by Various
  • But I found a very necessary stimulus in the details of the examination for the bursary.
  • Extract from : « The Dew of Their Youth » by S. R. Crockett

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