Dictionary definition · Grant
noun
- Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
- any monetary aid
- United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
- the act of providing a subsidy
- 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business"he got the beer concession at the ball park"
- a right or privilege that has been granted
verb
- let have"grant permission"
- give as judged due or on the basis of merit"the referee awarded a free kick to the team"
- be willing to concede"I grant you this much"
- allow to have"grant a privilege"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).