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