What is a synonym for "scholarship"?

Common synonyms include: allowance, eruditeness, erudition, learning, aid, alimony.

How do you pronounce "scholarship"?

Pronounced //ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp//.

//ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
A grant-in-aid to a student. countable, uncountable
"There were proposals to revive choir scholarships, because a shortage of regular choristers meant that weddings often went choirless."
2
profound scholarly knowledge wordnet
3
The character or qualities of a scholar. countable, uncountable
4
financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit wordnet
5
The activity, methods or attainments of a scholar. countable, uncountable

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6
The sum of knowledge accrued by scholars; the realm of refined learning. uncountable
"I found the website and found people mingling scholarship with faith – great googly moogly!"
7
The first year of high school, often accompanied by exams that needed to be passed before advancement to the higher grades. Australia, countable, dated, uncountable

Verb

1
To attend an institution on a scholarship. intransitive
"Up from the tenements of the Lower East Side, he had scholarshiped at Cornell and Harvard Law."
2
To grant a scholarship to. transitive
"In the first year, twenty children were scholarshiped to attend the Kids Across America Kamp in Branson, Missouri."

"His diligence and good conduct earned him the scholarship."

From scholar + -ship.

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