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grantsmanship

grantsmanship noun: the art of obtaining grants-in-aid.

Noun

grantsmanship (countable and uncountable, plural grantsmanships)

  1. The art of obtaining grants-in-aid.

Forms of grantsmanship

pluralgrantsmanships

Origin of grantsmanship

From grantsman + -ship.

Questions about grantsmanship

What does grantsmanship mean?
Grantsmanship means the art of obtaining grants-in-aid.
What part of speech is grantsmanship?
Grantsmanship is a noun.
What is the plural of grantsmanship?
The plural of grantsmanship is grantsmanships.

Words near grantsmanship in the dictionary

  1. grants-in-aid
  2. grants-in-kind
  3. Grantshouse
  4. grantsite
  5. grantsman
  6. grantsmanship
  7. grantsmanships
  8. grantsmen
  9. grantspeak
  10. grantspersonship
  11. Grantsville

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