bursar
noun
bur·sar
| \ ˈbər-sər
, -ˌsär\
, -ˌsär\
Definition of bursar
: an officer (as of a monastery or college) in charge of funds : treasurer
Examples of bursar in a Sentence
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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. — Nicholas Kulish, New York Times, "Why an Heiress Spent Her Fortune Trying to Keep Immigrants Out," 14 Aug. 2019 With an analytical mind and a gift for numbers and organization, Marion worked in the bursar's office at Smith College, and later kept the books and managed office matters for her husband's business in West Hatfield, Lapienski's Trucking. — courant.com, "Marion D. Lapienski," 19 June 2019 In 1968, African-American students occupied Northwestern University's bursar’s office, alleging that NU hadn’t confronted Evanston’s segregated housing. — Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, "50 years later: Northwestern, Evanston commemorate 1968 black student sit-in," 5 May 2018 For example, the bursar may share with financial aid staff and advisers the names of students who haven’t paid their bills. — Karen Herzog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "How UWM peer Georgia State figured out how to graduate more black students," 16 Jan. 2018 The university last year launched a partnership between the bursar’s office, which handles students’ bills, and the school’s Student Wellness Center to offer counseling to students who might be struggling to pay their bills on time. — Jillian Berman, WSJ, "Colleges Try to Help Students Manage Their Finances," 22 Oct. 2017 The arrangement is striking because universities have the tools to collect payments through their bursar's offices. — Danielle Douglas-gabriel, chicagotribune.com, "Universities hit students with whopping collection fees for unpaid tuition," 7 Aug. 2017 The arrangement is striking because universities have the tools to collect payments through their bursar’s offices. — Washington Post, "Universities in Va. hit students with whopping collection fees for unpaid tuition," 5 Aug. 2017 Or provided college tuition that doesn’t make it to the bursar? — WSJ, "How to Know if You’re a Financial Enabler," 30 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bursar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bursar
noun
English Language Learners Definition of bursar
: a person whose job is to manage the money of a school, college, or university
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