grant-in-aid
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grant in aid — UK US noun [C or U] (also grant in aid) ► GOVERNMENT, FINANCE an amount of money given by the government to a government department or social organization that is not a business: » Grant in aid is paid where the Scottish Government has decided… … Financial and business terms
grant-in-aid — ˌgrant in ˈaid noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS money that is paid by the central government to government organizations or local government: • Until the receipt of the next tranche of grant in aid, no new major initiatives could be undertaken … Financial and business terms
grant-in-aid — [grant΄in ād′] n. pl. grants in aid a grant of funds, as by the federal government to a state or by a foundation to a writer, scientist, artist, etc., to support a specific program or project … English World dictionary
grant-in-aid — grant′ in aid′ n. pl. grants in aid 1) gov a subsidy furnished by a central government to a local one to help finance a public project 2) a financial subsidy given to an individual or institution for research, educational, or cultural purposes •… … From formal English to slang
grant in aid — index pension Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Grant-In-Aid — A transfer of money from the federal government to a state government, local government or individual person for the purposes of funding a specific project or program. The federal government gets this money from income tax revenues. Grant money… … Investment dictionary
Grant-in-aid — A grant in aid is money coming from central government for a specific project. This kind of funding is usually used when the government and parliament have decided that the recipient should be publicly funded but operate with reasonable… … Wikipedia
grant-in-aid — /grant in ayd , grahnt /, n., pl. grants in aid. 1. a subsidy furnished by a central government to a local one to help finance a public project, as the construction of a highway or school. 2. a financial subsidy given to an individual or… … Universalium
grant-in-aid — noun 1. a grant from a central government to a local government (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑grant, ↑subsidization, ↑subsidisation 2. a grant to a person or school for some educational project • Hypernyms: ↑grant, ↑aid, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
grant-in-aid — noun (plural grants in aid) Date: 1851 1. a grant or subsidy for public funds paid by a central to a local government in aid of a public undertaking 2. a grant or subsidy to a school or individual for an educational or artistic project … New Collegiate Dictionary
