pell
pronunciation
How to pronounce pell in British English:
UK [pel]
How to pronounce pell in American English:
US [pel]
Word Origin
- pell (n.)
- "a parchment," mid-15c., earlier "skin, hide" (mid-14c.), from Anglo-French pell, Old French pel "skin" (13c., Modern French peau), from Latin pellem, pellis "skin, leather, parchment, hide" (see film (n.)).
Example
- 1. Eliminating these barriers became an important priority for claiborne pell .
- 2. Since taking office , the president has helped grow the maximum pell grant scholarship by $ 800 .
- 3. Many state colleges have been leaning more heavily on the federal government , including through expanded pell grant funding and recovery act money .
- 4. Similarly , anyone who received expanded unemployment benefits or food stamps or cobra subsidies or pell grants in 2009 or 2010 benefited from the stimulus .
- 5. The 3-year old company , founded by dr barney pell , recently launched a semantic search experience for wikipedia .