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grant

noun

any monetary aid
the act of providing a subsidy
Synonyms: subsidisation, subsidization
(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)
Synonyms: Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
Synonyms: concession
a right or privilege that has been granted

verb

let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
Synonyms: allow Antonyms: deny, refuse
give on the basis of merit; "Funds are granted to qualified researchers"
Synonyms: award
be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
Synonyms: concede, yield
allow to have; "grant a privilege"
Synonyms: accord, allot
bestow, especially officially; "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
Synonyms: cede, concede, yield
transfer by deed; "grant land"
Synonyms: deed over