What does grant mean in English? Meaning of grant definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "grant": any monetary aid
Noun
Meaning: any monetary aidSynonyms: grantHyponyms: grant-in-aid
subsidyHypernyms: aid
economic aid
financial aidMeaning of "grant": let have
Verb
Meaning: let haveExample: grant permission
Mandela was allowed few visitors in prisonSynonyms: allow
grantHyponyms: allowance
vouchsafeHypernyms: giveAntonyms: deny
refuseMeaning of "grant": the act of providing a subsidy
Noun
Meaning: the act of providing a subsidySynonyms: grant
subsidisation
subsidizationHyponyms: award
awarding
block grant
grant-in-aidHypernyms: allocation
allotment
apportioning
apportionment
assignation
parceling
parcellingMeaning of "grant": give as judged due or on the basis of merit
Verb
Meaning: give as judged due or on the basis of meritExample: the referee awarded a free kick to the team
the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff
Funds are granted to qualified researchersSynonyms: award
grantHyponyms: pension
pension offHypernyms: giveMeaning of "grant": (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
Noun
Meaning: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyanceSynonyms: assignment
grantHyponyms: apanage
appanage
land grantHypernyms: transferred possession
transferred propertyMeaning of "grant": be willing to concede
Verb
Meaning: be willing to concedeExample: I grant you this muchSynonyms: concede
grant
yieldHyponyms: forgiveHypernyms: agree
concord
concur
holdMeaning of "grant": Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
Noun
Meaning: Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)Synonyms: duncan grant
duncan james corrow grant
grantInstance Hypernyms: painterMeaning of "grant": allow to have
Verb
Meaning: allow to haveExample: grant a privilegeSynonyms: accord
allot
grantHyponyms: enfranchise
giveHypernyms: giveMeaning of "grant": United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
Noun
Meaning: United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)Synonyms: cary grant
grantInstance Hypernyms: actor
histrion
player
role player
thespianMeaning of "grant": bestow, especially officially
Verb
Meaning: bestow, especially officiallyExample: grant a degree
give a divorce
This bill grants us new rightsSynonyms: give
grantMeaning of "grant": 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
Noun
Meaning: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)Synonyms: grant
hiram ulysses grant
president grant
ulysses grant
ulysses s. grant
ulysses simpson grantInstance Hypernyms: chief executive
full general
general
president
president of the united states
united states presidentMeaning of "grant": give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
Verb
Meaning: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of anotherSynonyms: cede
concede
grant
yieldHypernyms: giveMeaning of "grant": a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
Noun
Meaning: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary businessExample: he got the beer concession at the ball parkSynonyms: concession
grantHyponyms: franchiseHypernyms: contractMeaning of "grant": transfer by deed
Verb
Meaning: transfer by deedExample: grant landSynonyms: deed over
grantHypernyms: gift
give
presentMeaning of "grant": a right or privilege that has been granted
Noun
Meaning: a right or privilege that has been grantedSynonyms: grantHypernyms: rightAdjective: 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. 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548: He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner. 2013 May 17, George Monbiot, “Money just makes the rich suffer”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 23, page 19: In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […]1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548: He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.2013 May 17, George Monbiot, “Money just makes the rich suffer”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 23, page 19: In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […]To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede. a. 1921, George Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah, Preface ("The Infidel Half Century"), section "In Quest of the First Cause": The universe exists, said the father: somebody must have made it. If that somebody exists, said I, somebody must have made him. I grant that for the sake of argument, said the Oratorian.a. 1921, George Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah, Preface ("The Infidel Half Century"), section "In Quest of the First Cause": The universe exists, said the father: somebody must have made it. If that somebody exists, said I, somebody must have made him. I grant that for the sake of argument, said the Oratorian.To assent; to consent.Synonyms:
allocation, handout, assistance, allotment, award, subsidy, fellowship, donation, appropriation, stipend, charity, contribution, reward, endowment, concession, scholarship, admission, gratuity, dole, lump, boon, bounty, privilege, benefaction, bequest, alms, present, cede, accord, give, transfer, accept, bestow, invest, award, allocate, permit, donate, assign, allot, own, convey, accede, acquiesce, acknowledge, stake, concede, impart, transmit, avow, confer, surrender, present, relinquish, vouchsafe, assume, drop, yield, bless, admit, suppose, profess, agree to, come across, come through, give in, come around, consent to, gift with, give out, give the nod, give thumbs-up, go along with, own up, shake on, sign off on, sign on,
Antonyms:
refusal, disadvantage, forfeit, loss, deny, disallow, refuse, withhold, reject, disavow, refrain, condemn, protest, dissent, renounce, repudiate, contradict, dispute, conceal, hide, disapprove, veto, fight, disagree, hold, keep, take,
