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Definition: Bursary |
BursaryNoun1. The treasury of a public institution or religious order. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Bursary \Bur"sa*ry\, noun; plural -ries. [from Late Latin expression bursaria. See Bursar.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Treasurer | Noun: treasurer; bursar, bursary; purser, purse bearer; cash keeper, banker; depositary; questor, receiver, steward, trustee, accountant, Accountant General, almoner, liquidator, paymaster, cashier, teller; cambist; money changer; (merchant). |
Treasury | Noun: treasury, bank, exchequer, fisc, hanaper; cash register, kutcherry, bursary; strong box, strong hold, strong room; coffer; chest;(receptacle); safe; bank vault; depository; till, tiller; purse; money bag, money box; porte-monnaie. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Bursary |
| English words defined with "bursary": -ries. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "bursary": study bursary. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Bursary" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Bursary" is used about 49 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 49 | 48,677 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "bursary": study bursary. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "bursary": bursary-strings. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
bursary | 28 |
summer language bursary program | 10 |
bursary canada millennium | 6 |
bursary millennium | 4 |
bursary scholarship | 3 |
bursary canadian millennium | 2 |
application bursary | 2 |
bursary letter | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "bursary"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | stipendium (award, grant, scholarship), kvestura. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | studielegat (scholarship, study bursary, study grant), stipendium (scholarship, stipend, study bursary, study grant), legat (scholarship, stipend, study bursary, study grant), friplads (scholarship, study bursary, study grant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | beurs (purse, stock exchange, wallet), toelage (subsidy), studiebeurs (scholarship, stipend, study bursary, study grant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | stipendi (grant, scholarship, student award). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | bourse d'étude (study bursary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | schatzamt (exchequer, treasury). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | υποτροφία για σπουδές (scholarship, study bursary, study grant), υποτροφία (fellow ship, grant, scholarship, scolarship). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מע ק למו"ים (scholarship), מע ק (allowance, award, bonus, bounty, fellowship, grant, gratuity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | borsa di studio (exhibition, grant, scholarship). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | shamyr hashtee, scoillaraght. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ursarybay bolsa de mobilidad (scholarship, study bursary, study grant), bolsa de estudos (scholarship, study bursary, study grant). (various references) bursã (exchange, grant, scholarship, security market, stipend, the house). (various references) beca (grant, scholarship, student grant, studentship), tesorería (exchequer, treasure house, treasurership, treasure-ship, treasury). (various references) burs (exhibition, grant, scholarship, studentship), muhasebeci odası. (various references) стипендія (burse, scholarship, stipend, studentship). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Bursary" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bassary, Borsay, bourcart, bursury, Busiri. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "bursary" (pronounced 'Bur"sa*ry'): Abbreviatory, Abditory, Abjuratory, Ablutionary, Absolutory, Absolvatory, Acceleratory, Acclamatory, Accusatory, Accustomary, Acetary, Acetimetry, Acidimetry, Acoumetry, Actino-chemistry, Actinometry, Actuary, Additionary, Additory, Adhortatory, Adiaphory, Adjuratory, Adjutory, Admaxillary, Adminiculary, Admissory, Admonitory, Adry, Adstrictory, Adulatory, Advisory, Advocatory, Aerometry, Affirmatory, Alary, Alchemistry, Alcoholometry, Alcoometry, Aldermanry, Aleatory, Aleberry, Alimentary, Alkalimetry, Allegory, Alleviatory, Allodiary, Allusory, Almonry, Almry, Altimetry. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-r-r-s-u-y" | |
-1 letter: bursar. | |
-2 letters: brays, buras, burrs, burry, bursa, saury, surra. | |
-3 letters: abys, arbs, bars, bays, bras, bray, bura, burr, burs, bury, busy, buys, rays, rubs, ruby, ryas, suba, sura, urbs, ursa. | |
-4 letters: abs, aby, arb, ars, ays, bar, bas, bay, bra, brr, bur, bus, buy, bys, ras, ray, rub, rya, sab, sau, say, sub, urb. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-r-r-s-u-y" | |
+3 letters: sugarberry. | |
+4 letters: barbarously, irrecusably, lumberyards, rubythroats, subcontrary, subliterary, subtreasury, yarboroughs. | |
+5 letters: distributary, masturbatory, subsecretary. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 75 72 73 61 72 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... ..- .-. ... .- .-. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01110101 01110010 01110011 01100001 01110010 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B u r s a r y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0075 0072 0073 0061 0072 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)36878485678491 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tjekker, tjekke, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, ceco, Sheckagh, Sheckish, ceh, checo, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | dánský, dánština, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, dinamarquês, danez, danés, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, "ול "י, olandese, Ollanish, Germaanish, holandês, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, holandés, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | finský, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finlandese, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, finlandés, finés, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | francouzský, francouzština, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, francés, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | nìmec, nìmecký, tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, neamţ, alemán, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | řek, řecký, řeètina, græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, greacã, griego, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Hebrew | אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק | hebrejský, hebrejec, hebrejka, hebrejština, joods, Hebreeuws, juutalainen, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, ebreo, ebraico, Ewagh, Ewnish, Ew, hebreu, hebraico, limba ebraicã, izraelit, evreu, evreiesc, ebraic, hebreo, musevi, ibranice, ibrani, іудей, іврит, старо"врейська мова, старо"врейський, "врейський, "врей |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italský, italština, ital, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, איטלקית, איטלקי, italiano, Iddaalish, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manština, manský, manx, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugalský, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, portughez, portugués, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumunský, rumunština, rumæner, Roemeens, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, rumeno, Roomainagh, romeno, român, rumano, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | španìlský, španìlština, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turecký, tureètina, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, turco, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ukrajinec, ukrajinština, ukrajinský, ukrajinka, Oekraïens, ukrainalainen, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ucraino, Ookraanagh, Ookraanish, ucraniano, ucrainean, ucranio, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglicky, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, englezesc, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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