Associations to the word «Grant»

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Wiktionary

GRANT, verb. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.
GRANT, verb. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
GRANT, verb. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
GRANT, verb. To assent; to consent.
GRANT, noun. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
GRANT, noun. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
GRANT, noun. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
GRANT, noun. (legal) A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an 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.
GRANT, noun. (informal) An application for a grant (monetary boon to aid research or the like).
GRANT, proper noun. An English surname​ and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".
GRANT, proper noun. A male given name, transferred from the surname.

Dictionary definition

GRANT, noun. Any monetary aid.
GRANT, noun. The act of providing a subsidy.
GRANT, noun. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance.
GRANT, noun. Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978).
GRANT, noun. United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986).
GRANT, noun. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885).
GRANT, noun. A contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park".
GRANT, noun. A right or privilege that has been granted.
GRANT, verb. Let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison".
GRANT, verb. Give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers".
GRANT, verb. Be willing to concede; "I grant you this much".
GRANT, verb. Allow to have; "grant a privilege".
GRANT, verb. Bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights".
GRANT, verb. Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another.
GRANT, verb. Transfer by deed; "grant land".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.