scholarship

/ˈskɑːlərʃɪp/

nounschol · ar · ship

Think: a SCHOLar gets on a SHIP to college—SCHOL + AR + SHIP = scholarship.

Yes, it's scholarship. Watch the ending: it’s **-ship** (not -shop), and the middle is **-ar-** (schol**ar**ship).

Definitions

  1. nounmoney given to a student to help pay for education, usually based on achievement or need
  2. nounserious academic study and learning; the quality of being well educated

Examples

  • She earned a scholarship to study engineering at a state university.
  • The foundation offers scholarships to students who volunteer in their communities.
  • His scholarship on ancient history made him a respected researcher.

Synonyms

grantfellowshipbursaryfinancial aidlearning

Antonyms

ignorance

Translations

ES becaPT bolsa de estudosFR bourse (d’études)

Common misspellings

scholarshopscholershipscholerhipscholarhipscholarshippscholarshapscholarshippescholarshp

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