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| 1. | [ verb ] let have | |
| Synonyms: | allow | |
| Examples: | "grant permission" "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" |
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| Related terms: | deny give vouchsafe allowance permit granter | |
| 2. | [ verb ] give on the basis of merit; | |
| Synonyms: | award | |
| Examples: | "Funds are granted to qualified researchers" |
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| Related terms: | allocate pension | |
| 3. | [ noun ] any monetary aid | |
| Related terms: | aid subsidy grant-in-aid award | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of providing a subsidy | |
| Synonyms: | subsidisation subsidization | |
| Related terms: | allotment award grant-in-aid block_grant subsidize subsidise | |
| 5. | [ verb ] be willing to concede | |
| Synonyms: | concede yield | |
| Examples: | "I grant you this much..." |
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| Related terms: | agree forgive concession | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance | |
| Synonyms: | assignment | |
| Related terms: | transferred_property land_grant appanage law | |
| 7. | [ verb ] allow to have | |
| Synonyms: | accord allot | |
| Examples: | "grant a privilege" |
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| Related terms: | give enfranchise privilege give | |
| 8. | [ verb ] bestow, esp. officially | |
| Synonyms: | give | |
| Examples: | "grant a degree" "give a divorce" "This bill grants us new rights" |
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| Related terms: | granter grantee | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 154 | |
| 10. | [ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 343 | |
| 11. | [ verb ] transfer by deed | |
| Synonyms: | deed_over | |
| Examples: | "grant land" |
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| Related terms: | give | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (military,work,politics) 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) | |
| Synonyms: | Ulysses_S_Grant hiram_ulysses_grant president_grant ulysses_s._grant ulysses_simpson_grant Ulysses_Grant | |
| Related terms: | general President_of_the_United_States | |
| 13. | [ verb ] give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another | |
| Synonyms: | concede yield cede | |
| Related terms: | give cession | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (fine art) Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) | |
| Synonyms: | duncan_james_corrow_grant duncan_grant | |
| Related terms: | painter bloomsbury_group | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (film,performing arts) United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) | |
| Synonyms: | cary_grant | |
| Related terms: | actor | |
| 16. | [ noun ] (law,writing,business) a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business | |
| Synonyms: | concession | |
| Examples: | : "he got the beer concession at the ball park" |
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| Related terms: | contract franchise | |
| 17. | [ noun ] a right or privilege that has been granted | |
| Related terms: | right authority accord | |
| Similar spelling: |
granth grantee granted granter grantor grunt Grantham Granata Granato granite gruntle grunter grunting granitic grand Grund grind grandson Granda Grande Grundy Grandy Grandi grenade grandad grandee grandpa grandma Grunden Granado Grondin grindle grinder Grenada grandly Granada |
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