grant (Meaning)

Wordnet

grant (n)

any monetary aid

the act of providing a subsidy

(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

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

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

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

a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

a right or privilege that has been granted

Wordnet

grant (v)

let have

give as judged due or on the basis of merit

be willing to concede

allow to have

bestow, especially officially

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

transfer by deed

Webster

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.

Webster

grant (v. i.)

To assent; to consent.

grant Sentence Examples

  1. The foundation granted a generous scholarship to the promising student.
  2. The government granted permission for the construction of a new bridge.
  3. The judge granted the defendant bail, releasing him from custody.
  4. The employer granted the employee a three-month leave of absence.
  5. The teacher granted extra credit to students who completed an optional project.
  6. The landlord granted a one-year lease extension to the tenants.
  7. The hospital granted access to medical records to the patient's family.
  8. The company granted a patent for the inventor's revolutionary device.
  9. The city council granted a permit for a public rally in the town square.
  10. The court granted a restraining order to protect the victim from further harassment.

FAQs About the word grant

any monetary aid, the act of providing a subsidy, (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance, Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of

allotment, appropriation,subsidy, assistance, allowance, annuity, aid, entitlement, fund, subvention

deny,deny, cover (up), contradict, refute, dispute, dispute, refute, repudiate, negate

The foundation granted a generous scholarship to the promising student.

The government granted permission for the construction of a new bridge.

The judge granted the defendant bail, releasing him from custody.

The employer granted the employee a three-month leave of absence.