/ ˈbɜːsəri; NAmE ˈbɜːrs-/ noun
( pl. -ies ) ( especially BrE ) an amount of money that is given to sb so that they can study, usually at a college or university
SYN grant , scholarship
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (in the sense of the bursar's room in a school or college): from medieval Latin bursaria , from bursa bag, purse, from Greek bursa leather.