🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

beca

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbeka

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bursary/ˈbɜːsəri/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Solicitó una beca para costear sus estudios universitarios."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A grant or financial scholarship provided to a student to help pay for their education, typically awarded based on financial need.

    "She applied for a university bursary to help cover the cost of her tuition fees and accommodation."
  2. 2

    The treasury or administrative office of an institution, especially a college or university.

    "All financial inquiries and tuition payments must be submitted directly to the university bursary."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in the late Middle English period from medieval Latin bursarius, derived from bursa meaning 'bag' or 'purse'. Historically, it referred to the treasury of a monastery or university, evolving by the 16th century to designate a financial grant or scholarship provided to a student.

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