Word of the day - intermediate level
SCHOLARSHIP
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Definition
SCHOLARSHIP - [noun] a sum of money given to a student by a country or an organisation because of need, merit, etc., to help him or her pay for studies
Examples of use
I could afford my studies at Oxford, because I was given a scholarship.
Nowadays, only students from poor families have a chance to get a scholarship.
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