/ Dictionary / Index G grant-in-aid: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: grant-in-aid Pronunciation: (grant'in-ād', gränt'-), [key] — pl. grants-in-aid. a subsidy furnished by a central government to a local one to help finance a public project, as the construction of a highway or school. a financial subsidy given to an individual or institution for research, educational, or cultural purposes. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: grant-in-aid (Thesaurus) Granth grantor Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language