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grant-in-aid
  1. n. a grant from a central government to a local government

  2. a grant to a person or school for some educational project

  3. [also: grants-in-aid (pl)]

grants-in-aid

Usage examples of "grants-in-aid".

The minority leader in the Federation Senate called for “a bold, new approach” to the twin problems of population and malnutrition in southeast Asia, starting with increased emergency grants-in-aid to families with more than five children.