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grant (grant, gränt)

transitive verb

  1. to give (what is requested, as permission, etc.); assent to; agree to fulfill
    1. to give or confer formally or according to legal procedure
    2. to transfer (property) by a deed
  3. to acknowledge for the sake of argument; admit as true without proof; concede

Etymology: ME granten < OFr graanter, craanter, to promise, assure < VL *credentare, to promise, yield < L credens, prp. of credere, to believe: see creed

noun

  1. the act of granting
  2. something granted, as property, a tract of land, an exclusive right or power, money from a fund, etc.
  3. ☆ a territorial subdivision in Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont

Related Forms:

grant Idioms

take for granted

to consider as true, already settled, requiring no special attention, etc.; accept as a matter of course
Grant1 definition

Grant (grant)

noun

a masculine name
Grant2 definition

Grant (grant)

  1. Grant, Cary (born Archibald Leach) 1904-86; U.S. film actor, born in England
  2. (grant)
    Grant, Ulysses Simpson (simp′sən) (born Hiram Ulysses Grant) 1822-85; 18th president of the U.S. (1869-77): commander in chief of Union forces in the Civil War

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law grant definition - legal

grant Synonyms

grant

n.

gift, boon, reward, award, honorarium, present, allowance, stipend, donation, matching grant, benefaction, gratuity, endowment, concession, bequest, privilege, federal grant.

Antonyms deprivation, deduction, detriment.


grant

v.

  1. To permit

    allow, yield, cede, impart; see allow 1.

  2. To accept as true

    concede, accede, acquiesce; see admit 3.

  3. To bestow

    give, confer, award, invest; see give 1. See syn. study at give.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

grant Usage Examples

Object

  • permission: The NEC may grant permission for meetings to be held at less frequent intervals.

Converse of object

  • award: Parish and Town Councils are awarded grants on a 50/50 basis, tho very small Councils can apply upto 75 % .

Adjective modifier

  • discretionary: These discretionary grants are offered to help businesses carry out research or development work that will lead to technologically innovative products or processes.

Modifies a noun

  • aid: Many Associations will by now have received details of the grant aid they will shortly get from the FA Business Plan.

Noun used with modifier

  • lottery: We have identified areas of Wales which have not received their fair share of heritage lottery grants.

Infinitive complement

  • reproduce: Permission is granted to reproduce articles for personal and educational use only.

Preposition: of

  • probate: On 12 January 1858 these courts ceased, and jurisdiction for the granting of probate was passed to the new secular Court of Probate.
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grant quotes

Old Cary Grant fine. How you?

-Grant, Cary pseudonym of  Archibald Leach

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