grant

/ɡɹˈɑːnt/

/ˈɡɹænt/

[verb] [noun]

to grant

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to let someone have something, especially something that they have requested

synonyms : allow

antonyms : deny

give as judged due or on the basis of merit

synonyms : award

be willing to concede

synonyms : concede

yield

allow to have

synonyms : accord

allot

bestow, especially officially

synonyms : give

transfer by deed

synonyms : deed over

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

synonyms : cede

concede

yield

Grant

[NOUN]

an amount of money given by the government or another organization for a specific purpose

the act of providing a subsidy

synonyms : subsidisation

subsidization

(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

synonyms : assignment

a right or privilege that has been granted

a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

synonyms : concession

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

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

synonyms : Cary Grant

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

synonyms : Duncan Grant

Duncan James Corrow Grant

Examples

1. Permission for the development was granted in the teeth of opposition from local shopkeepers.

2. When the senior executive left the firm, she was granted a generous golden handshake as part of her departure agreement.

3. The immigration officer reviewed my passport before granting entry.

4. You just take it for granted that people over a certain age can drive.

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