Definition of grant Grant

/gɹæˈnt/ - [grant] - Grant

We found 34 definitions of grant from 6 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: grants

grant - the act of providing a subsidy
  subsidization, subsidisation
  apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, allotment, assignation, allocation the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
  awarding, award a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
  block grant a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs; "block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare"
grant - (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
  assignment
  transferred possession, transferred property a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
  jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
  apanage, appanage a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"
grant - any monetary aid
  economic aid, financial aid, aid the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
  subsidy a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"
grant - a right or privilege that has been granted
  right a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner"
grant - 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
  Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant
grant - Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
  Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant
grant - United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
  Cary Grant
grant - a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
  concession
  contract a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid

Verb

grants, granting, granted  

grant - transfer by deed; "grant land"
  deed over
  gift, present, give bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
grant - bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
  give
grant - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
  allow
  refuse, deny show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
  countenance, permit, let, allow consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
  give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
  vouchsafe grant in a condescending manner
  allowance put on a fixed allowance, as of food
grant - be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
  concede, yield
  concur, concord, agree, hold happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided"
  forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
grant - allow to have; "grant a privilege"
  accord, allot
  give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
  give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
  enfranchise grant voting rights
grant - give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"
  award
  give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
  pension, pension off grant a pension to
grant - give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
  concede, yield, cede
  give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • grant (Noun)
    The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
  • grant (Noun)
    The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
  • grant (Noun)
    The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
  • grant (Noun)
    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.
  • grant (Verb)
    To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.
  • grant (Verb)
    To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
  • grant (Verb)
    To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
  • grant (Verb)
    To assent; to consent.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • grant (v. t.)
    To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.
  • grant (v. t.)
    To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
  • grant (v. t.)
    To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
  • grant (v. i.)
    To assent; to consent.
  • grant (v. t.)
    The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
  • grant (v. t.)
    The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
  • grant (v. t.)
    The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
  • grant (v. t.)
    A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, au 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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • grant
    To bestow the possession or title of.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • grant
    grant, v.t. to bestow or give over: to give possession of: to admit as true what is not yet proved: to concede.—v.i. (Shak.) to consent.—n. a bestowing: something bestowed, an allowance: a gift: (Eng. law) conveyance of property by deed.—adj. Grant′able.—ns. Grantēē′ (law), the person to whom a grant, gift, or conveyance is made; Grant′er, Grant′or (law), the person by whom a grant or conveyance is made.—Take for granted, to presuppose as certainly true. [O. Fr. graanter, craanter, creanter, to promise, as if from a Low L. credentāre—L. credĕre, to believe.]

Part of speech

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  • grant, verb, present, 1st person singular of grant (infinitive).
  • grant, verb (infinitive).
  • grant, noun, singular of grants.

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