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bur·sa·ry

(bûr′sə-rē)

n. pl. bur·sa·ries

1. A treasury, especially of a public institution or religious order.

2. Chiefly British A scholarship granted to a university student in need.

[Medieval Latin bursāria, from bursa, purse; see bursa.]

bur·sar′i·al (bər-sâr′ē-əl) adj.

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bursary

(ˈbɜːsərɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. (Education) Also called: bursarship a scholarship or grant awarded esp in Scottish and New Zealand schools, universities etc

2. (Education)

a. the treasury of a college, etc

b. the bursar's room in a college

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bur•sa•ry

(ˈbɜr sə ri)

n., pl. -ries.

1. the treasury of a monastery.

2. Brit. a college scholarship.

[1530–40; < Medieval Latin]

bursary

the treasury, especially of a college. See also learning.

bursary

[ˈbɜːsərɪ] N (Brit) (Univ) → beca f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bursary

[ˈbɜː^rsəri] n (British) (= grant) → bourse f (d'études)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bursary

(Brit: = grant) → Stipendium nt

(= office) → Schatzamt nt; (Univ) → Quästur f

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bursary

[ˈbɜːsərɪ] n (grant) → borsa di studio

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