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grant
(gr/&/nt )

noun (n)

  • any monetary aid(noun.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of providing a subsidy(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance(noun.possession)
    Synonym:
    assignment
    source: wordnet30
  • Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    cary grant
    source: wordnet30
  • 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    concession
    source: wordnet30
  • a right or privilege that has been granted(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • let have(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Grant permission.
    Synonym:
    allow
    Antonym:
    deny, refuse
    source: wordnet30
  • give as judged due or on the basis of merit(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Funds are granted to qualified researchers.
    Synonym:
    award
    source: wordnet30
  • be willing to concede(verb.communication)
    Example:
    I grant you this much.
    Synonym:
    concede, yield
    source: wordnet30
  • allow to have(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Grant a privilege.
    Synonym:
    accord, allot
    source: wordnet30
  • bestow, especially officially(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Grant a degree.
    This bill grants us new rights.
    Synonym:
    give
    source: wordnet30
  • give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    cede, concede, yield
    source: wordnet30
  • transfer by deed(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Grant land.
    Synonym:
    deed over
    source: wordnet30
  • To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To assent; to consent.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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