Grants

[ grants, grahnts ]

/ grænts, grɑnts /

noun

a town in W New Mexico.

Definition for grants (2 of 3)

grant

[ grant, grahnt ]

/ grænt, grɑnt /

verb (used with object)

to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.

to give or accord: to grant permission.

to agree or accede to: to grant a request.

to admit or concede; accept for the sake of argument: I grant that point.

to transfer or convey, especially by deed or writing: to grant property.

noun

something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land: Several major foundations made large grants to fund the research project.

the act of granting.

Law. a transfer of property.

a geographical unit in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, originally a grant of land to a person or group of people.

Origin of grant

1175–1225; Middle English gra(u)nten < Old French graunter, variant of crëanter < Vulgar Latin *credentāre, verbal derivative of Latin crēdent-, stem of crēdēns, present participle of crēdere to believe

SYNONYMS FOR grant

1 award, vouchsafe.

6, 7 concession, bequest.

7 conveyance.

ANTONYMS FOR grant

1, 2 receive.

synonym study for grant

2. See give.

OTHER WORDS FROM grant

grant·a·ble, adjective grant·ed·ly, adverb grant·er, noun re·grant, verb (used with object), noun

su·per·grant, noun un·grant·a·ble, adjective

Definition for grants (3 of 3)

Grant

[ grant, grahnt ]

/ grænt, grɑnt /

noun

CaryArchibald Leach,1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.

He·ber Jed·e·di·ah

[hee-ber jed-i-dahy-uh] /ˈhi bər ˌdʒɛd ɪˈdaɪ ə/,1856–1945, U.S. president of the Mormon Church 1918–45.

Ulysses S(impson)1822–85, 18th president of the U.S. 1869–77: Union general in the Civil War.

a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “large, great.”

Example sentences from the Web for grants

The lab opened the door to a patchwork of grants from around the world which allowed Lavie to begin auditioning actresses.

‘Zero Motivation’: the Funny Side of the IDF |Melissa Leon |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Masters had connections with survivalists,” Grants Pass Daily Courier (PDF) reporter Edith Decker wrote in 2010.

The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio |Caitlin Dickson |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This is the power Washington grants the guests on Snap Judgment.

NPR’s Smooth-Talking Millennial Whisperer |Batya Ungar-Sargon |October 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As left-wing biographer Rick Perlstein grants, Goldwater was a man of color-blind temperament, conviction, and personal action.

It's Not Racist to Hate Government |Nick Gillespie |May 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) handles all of the grants to perform research with cannabis.

Weed Could Block H.I.V.’s Spread. No, Seriously. |Abby Haglage |February 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Grants by the states themselves for the schools on a large scale have not been numerous.

The Deaf |Harry Best
He would be prudent and Europe was wide, and he meant to leave English grants and securities severely alone.

The Nest of the Sparrowhawk |Baroness Orczy
There are, in the constitution, grants of powers to Congress, and restrictions on these powers.

Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2) |Thomas Hart Benton
He grants its overwhelming immensity, but he establishes its triviality; and he does more than spit upon it.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo
He grants to his arrangement of convenience what he had refused to his duty, and replaces that magistrate.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. X. (of 12) |Edmund Burke

British Dictionary definitions for grants (1 of 2)

grant

/ (ɡrɑːnt) /

verb (tr)

to consent to perform or fulfil to grant a wish

(may take a clause as object) to permit as a favour, indulgence, etc to grant an interview

(may take a clause as object) to acknowledge the validity of; concede I grant what you say is true

to bestow, esp in a formal manner

to transfer (property) to another, esp by deed; convey

take for granted

to accept or assume without questionone takes certain amenities for granted
to fail to appreciate the value, merit, etc, of (a person)

noun

a sum of money provided by a government, local authority, or public fund to finance educational study, overseas aid, building repairs, etc

a privilege, right, etc, that has been granted

the act of granting

a transfer of property by deed or other written instrument; conveyance

US a territorial unit in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, originally granted to an individual or organization

Derived forms of grant

grantable, adjective granter, noun

Word Origin for grant

C13: from Old French graunter, from Vulgar Latin credentāre (unattested), from Latin crēdere to believe

British Dictionary definitions for grants (2 of 2)

Grant

/ (ɡrɑːnt) /

noun

Cary, real name Alexander Archibald Leach. 1904–86, US film actor, born in England. His many films include Bringing up Baby (1938), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), and Mr Blandings Builds his Dream House (1948)

Duncan (James Corrowr). 1885–1978, British painter and designer

Ulysses S (impson), real name Hiram Ulysses Grant. 1822–85, 18th president of the US (1869–77); commander in chief of Union forces in the American Civil War (1864–65)

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Grants

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Definition for grants (2 of 3)

verb (used with object)

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synonym study for grant

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