grant meaning and definition

GRANT noun

Definition of grant (noun)

1. any monetary aid
2. the act of providing a subsidy
   • synonyms: subsidisation, subsidization
3. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
   • synonyms: assignment
4. Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
   • synonyms: Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant
5. United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
   • synonyms: Cary Grant
6. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
   • synonyms: Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant
7. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
   • "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
   • synonyms: concession
8. a right or privilege that has been granted

GRANT verb

Definition of grant (verb)

1. let have
   • "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
   • synonyms: allow
   • antonym: deny
2. 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"
   • synonyms: award
3. be willing to concede
   • "I grant you this much"
   • synonyms: concede, yield
4. allow to have
   • "grant a privilege"
   • synonyms: accord, allot
5. bestow, especially officially
   • "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
   • synonyms: give
6. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
   • synonyms: cede, concede, yield
7. transfer by deed
   • "grant land"
   • synonyms: deed over