| 单词 | grant in aid of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrant in aid of b. The thing granted; a tract of land, a sum of money, etc. which is the subject of a formal grant. Also capitation-grant (see capitation n. Compounds); grant in aid of: see also grant-in-aid n. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > types of transfer > [noun] > by deed or charter > that which is granted concession1536 grant1815 1815 M. Elphinstone Acct. Kingdom Caubul iv. i. 474 The revenues..are consumed in grants to learned and religious men. 1851 H. Martineau Introd. Hist. Peace (1877) III. v. iv. 246 In 1834 the government obtained from Parliament the first grant in aid of education. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxiv. 169 A small grant of money to purchase thermometers, &c. 1869 R. T. Claridge Cold-water Cure 136 Jenner..was voted two grants in parliament. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 355 The Chambers voted a grant towards the expenses. 1897 Mag. of Art Sept. 254 The trustees of polytechnics are apt to judge of the success of the classes by the amount of grant earned. < as lemmas |
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