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Definition of Grant
1. Verb. Let have. "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
Related verbs: Allow, Countenance, Let, Permit
Generic synonyms: Give
Specialized synonyms: Vouchsafe, Allowance
Antonyms: Deny
Derivative terms: Granter
2. Noun. Any monetary aid.
3. Verb. Give as judged due or on the basis of merit. "They Grant them the money"; "Funds are granted to qualified researchers"
Specialized synonyms: Pension, Pension Off
Generic synonyms: Give
Derivative terms: Grantee
4. Noun. The act of providing a subsidy.
Specialized synonyms: Award, Awarding, Block Grant, Grant-in-aid
Generic synonyms: Allocation, Allotment, Apportioning, Apportionment, Assignation, Parceling, Parcelling
Derivative terms: Subsidise, Subsidise, Subsidize, Subsidize
5. Verb. Be willing to concede. "I grant you this much"
Generic synonyms: Agree, Concord, Concur, Hold
Specialized synonyms: Forgive
Derivative terms: Conceding, Concession, Concessive, Yielding
6. Noun. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance.
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Transferred Possession, Transferred Property
Specialized synonyms: Apanage, Appanage, Land Grant
Derivative terms: Assign
7. Verb. Allow to have. "Grant a privilege"
Specialized synonyms: Give, Enfranchise
Generic synonyms: Give
Derivative terms: Accordance
8. Noun. Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978).
Group relationships: Bloomsbury Group
Generic synonyms: Painter
9. Verb. Bestow, especially officially. "This bill grants us new rights"
10. Noun. United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986).
11. Verb. Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another.
Generic synonyms: Give
Derivative terms: Cession, Conceding, Concession
12. Noun. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885).
Generic synonyms: Full General, General, Chief Executive, President, President Of The United States, United States President
13. Verb. Transfer by deed. "Grant land"
14. Noun. A contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business. "He got the beer concession at the ball park"
15. Noun. A right or privilege that has been granted.
Definition of Grant
1. v. t. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.
2. v. i. To assent; to consent.
3. n. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
Definition of Grant
1. Proper noun. (surname A=An English from=Middle English dot=) and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large". ¹
2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name), transferred from the surname. ¹
3. Verb. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.(rfex) ¹
4. Verb. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.(rfex) ¹
5. Verb. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede. ¹
6. Verb. To assent; to consent. ¹
7. Noun. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission. ¹
8. Noun. The yielding or admission of something in dispute. ¹
9. Noun. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon. ¹
10. Noun. (legal) A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government; as, a grant of land or of money; also, the deed or writing by which the transfer is made. ¹
11. Noun. (informal) An application for a grant (gloss monetary boon to aid research or the like). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grant
1. to bestow upon [v -ED, -ING, -S]