grant | English to English Dictionary

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grant

(gr/&/nt )

any monetary aid(noun.possession)

source: wordnet30
the act of providing a subsidy(noun.act)

Synonym:
subsidisation, subsidization

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(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance(noun.possession)

Synonym:
assignment

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

Synonym:
duncan grant, duncan james corrow grant

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

Synonym:
cary grant

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

Synonym:
hiram ulysses grant, president grant, ulysses grant, ulysses s. grant, ulysses simpson grant

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a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business(noun.communication)

Synonym:
concession

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a right or privilege that has been granted(noun.attribute)

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The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.(noun)

source: webster1913

let have(verb.possession)

Example:
Grant permission.

Synonym:
allow
Antonym:
deny, refuse

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give as judged due or on the basis of merit(verb.possession)

Example:
Funds are granted to qualified researchers.

Synonym:
award

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be willing to concede(verb.communication)

Example:
I grant you this much.

Synonym:
concede, yield

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allow to have(verb.possession)

Example:
Grant a privilege.

Synonym:
accord, allot

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bestow, especially officially(verb.possession)

Example:
Grant a degree.
This bill grants us new rights.

Synonym:
give

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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

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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