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bolsa

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bolsa.

Editorial note

In Brazil there is a government initiative named Bolsa Família that gives US$ 45,00 per child on school.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(historical, Spanish America and Philippines) An exchange for the transaction of business.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bolsa gathered in one view.

noun

(historical, Spanish America and Philippines) An exchange for the transaction of business.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bolsa.

noun

(historical, Spanish America and Philippines) An exchange for the transaction of business.

Example sentences

1

In Brazil there is a government initiative named Bolsa Família that gives US$ 45,00 per child on school.

2

My own country has a good experience with income transfer (Brazil, Bolsa Família) even it being so little money.

3

Brazil’s Bolsa Família is one I am more familiar with and it’s studied as a success reference.

4

Another way is that some part of the revenue from gambling could go to programs such as Bolsa Família that you bring up?

5

The Bolsa Família program pays from USD$ 16.00 to a maximum of USD$ 153.00 (few people get the max amount) per month to a family.

6

Just look at Brazil's income distribution program: Bolsa Familia.

7

Another example of this was Bolsa Familia [2].

8

Yeah, the Bolsa Família was a relatively inexpensive political move to bolster Lula's populist image, while behind closed doors his corruption was business as (if not great than) usual.

9

In September, the central bank released a report revealing that in August, 20% of Bolsa Família — the largest cash transfer program for Brazil's poorest citizens — was spent on betting.

10

This month the central bank published a report saying that in August 20% of the Bolsa Família, the largest money transfer program for very poor Brazilians, was spent on these bets.

11

The major cities in the northeast leave a lot to be desired because they are often very poorly run because socialist political parties are in power[0] A lot of the growth in the Northeast has been due to the Bolsa Família[1] conditional cash transfer program that redistributed wealth to poor across the country, but especially the northeast because many of Brazil's poor live there.

Quote examples

1

Finally, most of the underlying support for Lula comes from his "Bolsa Familia" program in the 2000s.

2

One of it is called "Bolsa Familia" and it's also a huge vote buying machine.

3

All the social programs were collapsed into "Bolsa Família" (a 2 oposing presidencies work), with huge gains in efficiency and a huge reduction in corruption.

4

I saw the effects of "Bolsa Família", an implementation of UBI in Brazil, years ago.

Proper noun examples

1

Bolsa Família is not UBI, because it’s not universal.

2

Bolsa Familia is fixing several people into poverty.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bolsa in a sentence?

In Brazil there is a government initiative named Bolsa Família that gives US$ 45,00 per child on school.

What does bolsa mean?

(historical, Spanish America and Philippines) An exchange for the transaction of business.

What part of speech is bolsa?

bolsa is commonly used as noun.