grant  /ˈgrænt/

noun

1. any monetary aid

synset: grant

2. the act of providing a subsidy

synset: grant, subsidization, subsidisation

3. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

synset: grant, assignment

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

synset: Grant, Duncan_Grant, Duncan_James_Corrow_Grant

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

synset: Grant, Cary_Grant

6. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

synset: Grant, Ulysses_Grant, Ulysses_S._Grant, Ulysses_Simpson_Grant, Hiram_Ulysses_Grant, President_Grant

7. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"

synset: concession, grant

8. a right or privilege that has been granted

synset: grant

verb

1. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

synset: allow, grant

antonym: deny, refuse

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"

synset: award, grant

3. be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

synset: concede, yield, grant

4. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

synset: accord, allot, grant

5. bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"

synset: grant, give

6. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

synset: concede, yield, cede, grant

7. transfer by deed; "grant land"

synset: grant, deed_over

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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