Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

need-blind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: need-blind
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That requires the admitting institution to not consider an applicant's financial situation when deciding admission.

American usage

adj

Having such an admission policy.

American usage

Example Sentences

"In a year, give or take, student loans would come due―Harvard was need-blind (that was significantly why he had chosen it), but even his generous financial aid package didn’t cover everything."

Usage

American usage

Questions

What does need-blind mean?: That requires the admitting institution to not consider an applicant's financial situation when deciding admission.

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