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Dictionary definition · Grant

noun

  1. Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
  2. any monetary aid
  3. United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
  4. the act of providing a subsidy
  5. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
  6. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
  7. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business"he got the beer concession at the ball park"
  8. a right or privilege that has been granted

verb

  1. let have"grant permission"
  2. give as judged due or on the basis of merit"the referee awarded a free kick to the team"
  3. be willing to concede"I grant you this much"
  4. allow to have"grant a privilege"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).