bursar
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Make it payable to the bursar instead of the student, and the tax treatment may be completely different.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
"The strike happened two weeks ago," Sister Maria Wehbeh, the school's bursar, who came to assess the damage, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
While her unlikely role as the quiet bursar to anti-immigration organizations has been previously reported, her motivation and engagement in the immigration issue remained largely hidden.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2019
College bursar David Ball said he was "really pleased" with the result.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2018
He nodded calmly and offered to escort me to the office of the bursar to ensure that there was no confusion regarding my admission “fee.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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English prompted Kay to draft a detailed plan for a device that would produce text and graphics on a display screen, which sprung a budget of $230,000 from PARC’s tight-fisted bursars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2020
As they prepare to raise their fees again, bursars at some of Britain's top public schools have explained that the cost of complying with Health and Safety regulations is partly to blame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2010
With money a paramount subject at all colleges this year, pedagogs last week took special interest in the cases of two bad bursars.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The university possesses considerable endowments and has several foundations for the assistance of poor students; the “regent’s charity,” for instance, founded by Christian, affords free residence and a small allowance to one hundred bursars.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
The salaries paid to bursars and student teachers are insufficient to cover charges for maintenance, clothes, books, etc.
From Women Workers in Seven Professions by Morley, Edith J.
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