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Meaning of 'grant' (Webster Dictionary)

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

Meaning of 'grant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . grant [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
Example in sentence:
  • he got the beer concession at the ball park
2 . grant [ v]
Meaning (2):
- give as judged due or on the basis of merit
Example in sentence:
  • Funds are granted to qualified researchers;
  • the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff;
  • the referee awarded a free kick to the team
Meaning (3):
- bestow, especially officially
Example in sentence:
  • give a divorce;
  • grant a degree;
  • This bill grants us new rights
Meaning (4):
- allow to have
Example in sentence:
  • grant a privilege
Meaning (5):
- transfer by deed
Example in sentence:
  • grant land
Meaning (6):
- let have
Example in sentence:
  • grant permission;
  • Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison
Meaning (7):
- be willing to concede
Example in sentence:
  • I grant you this much

Nearby Words:

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