Grant - Definition

n 1: any monetary aid
2: the act of providing a subsidy [syn: grant,
subsidization, subsidisation]
3: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance [syn:
grant, assignment]
4: Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the
Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) [syn: 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) [syn: Grant, Cary
Grant]
6: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union
armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: 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" [syn:
concession, grant]
8: a right or privilege that has been granted
v 1: let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few
visitors in prison" [syn: allow, grant] [ant: 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" [syn: award, grant]
3: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn:
concede, yield, grant]
4: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: accord, allot,
grant]
5: bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a
divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" [syn: grant,
give]
6: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of
another [syn: concede, yield, cede, grant]
7: transfer by deed; "grant land" [syn: grant, deed over]