grant (n.)

  1. any monetary aid

  2. the act of providing a subsidy

    [ Syn: subsidization , subsidisation ]

  3. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

    [ Syn: assignment ]

  4. Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

    [ Syn: grant , duncan grant , duncan james corrow grant ]

  5. United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

    [ Syn: grant , cary grant ]

  6. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

    [ Syn: grant , ulysses grant , ulysses s. grant , ulysses simpson grant , hiram ulysses grant , president grant ]

  7. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; he got the beer concession at the ball park

    [ Syn: concession ]

  8. a right or privilege that has been granted

    grant (v.)

  1. let have; grant permission; Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison

    [ Syn: allow ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: award ]

  3. be willing to concede; I grant you this much

    [ Syn: concede , yield ]

  4. allow to have; grant a privilege

    [ Syn: accord , allot ]

  5. bestow, especially officially; grant a degree; give a divorce; This bill grants us new rights

    [ Syn: give ]

  6. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

    [ Syn: concede , yield , cede ]

  7. transfer by deed; grant land

    [ Syn: deed over ]

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