# bursary

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɝsɚi/ · frequency rank #48,108

## Definitions
1. A monetary award to university students that allows them to continue their studies.
2. The treasury of a religious order or public institution.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bursaria, from bursarius.

## Easily confused with
- **bursa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bursa-vs-bursary)
- **Burnaby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burnaby-vs-bursary)
- **Barbary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbary-vs-bursary)
- **burglary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burglary-vs-bursary)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbursary`, `brusary`, `burasry`, `burrsary`, `bursarry`, `bursaryy`, `bursayr`, `bursray`, `burssary`, `busrary`, `ubrsary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bursary