Meaning of 'grant'
Meaning of 'grant' (Webster Dictionary)
- To assent; to consent. - 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.
- 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)
Meaning (1):
- a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
- a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
Example in sentence:
- he got the beer concession at the ball park
Meaning (2):
- bestow, especially officially
- bestow, especially officially
Example in sentence:
- give a divorce;
- grant a degree;
- This bill grants us new rights
Meaning (3):
- allow to have
- allow to have
Example in sentence:
- grant a privilege
Meaning (4):
- transfer by deed
- transfer by deed
Example in sentence:
- grant land
Meaning (5):
- let have
- let have
Example in sentence:
- grant permission;
- Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison
Meaning (6):
- be willing to concede
- be willing to concede
Example in sentence:
- I grant you this much
Meaning (7):
- give as judged due or on the basis of merit
- 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
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