grant-in-aid
grant-in-aid n. 拨款;补贴;补助金 政府部门为教育或科研等目的拨给个人或机构的款项。
grant-in-aid. 1. A sum of money given by a governmental agency to a person or institution for a specific purpose; esp., federal funding for a state public program. [Cases: United States 82(2).] 2. Hist. AID(1).
AID.abbr. 1. See artificial insemination by donor under ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION . 2. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. aid, n. Hist. 1. A subsidy or tax granted to the king for an extraordinary purpose. — Also termed grant-in-aid. 2. A benevolence or tribute (i.e., a sum of money) granted by the tenant to his lord