We found 1 definitions of financial aid from 1 different sources.
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| financial aid - money to support a worthy person or cause | ||
| aid, economic aid | ||
| gift something acquired without compensation | ||
| public assistance, social welfare, welfare governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need; "she lives on welfare" | ||
| philanthropic gift, philanthropy voluntary promotion of human welfare | ||
| scholarship financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit | ||
| fellowship money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research | ||
| foreign aid aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another | ||
| grant the act of providing a subsidy | ||
| grant-in-aid a grant from a central government to a local government | ||