grand
[ grand ]
/ grænd /
adjective, grand·er, grand·est.
noun, plural grands for 13, grand for 14.
Informal.
an amount equal to a thousand dollars: The cops found most of the loot, but they're still missing about five grand.
Origin of grand
1350–1400; 1920–25
for def 14; Middle English
gra(u)nd, gra(u)nt < Old French
grant, grand < Latin
grand- (stem of
grandis) great, large full-grown
SYNONYMS FOR grand
ANTONYMS FOR grand
OTHER WORDS FROM grand
grand·ly, adverb grand·ness, noun un·grand, adjectiveWords nearby grand
Definition for grand (2 of 2)
grand-
a combining form used in genealogical terminology meaning “one generation more remote”: grandfather; grandnephew.
Origin of grand-
special use of
grand
Example sentences from the Web for grand
British Dictionary definitions for grand (1 of 2)
grand
/ (ɡrænd) /
adjective
noun
short for grand piano
plural grand slang
a thousand pounds or dollars
Derived forms of grand
grandly, adverb grandness, nounWord Origin for grand
C16: from Old French, from Latin
grandis
British Dictionary definitions for grand (2 of 2)
grand-
prefix
(in designations of kinship) one generation removed in ascent or descent
grandson; grandfather
Word Origin for grand-
from French
grand-, on the model of Latin
magnus in such phrases as
avunculus magnus great-uncle