grant

1 of 2

verb

granted; granting; grants

transitive verb

1
a
: to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of
grant a request
b
: to permit as a right, privilege, or favor
luggage allowances granted to passengers
2
: to bestow or transfer formally
grant a scholarship to a student
specifically : to give the possession or title of by a deed
3
a
: to be willing to concede
I grant you that the house is not in perfect condition.
b
: to assume to be true
granting that you are correct
grantable adjective
granter noun
grantor noun

see also take for granted

grant

2 of 2

noun

1
: the act of granting
2
: something granted
especially : a gift (as of land or money) for a particular purpose
3
a
: a transfer of property by deed or writing
b
: the instrument (see instrument entry 1 sense 5) by which such a transfer is made
also : the property so transferred
4
: a minor territorial division of Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont originally granted by the state to an individual or institution
Choose the Right Synonym for grant

grant, concede, vouchsafe, accord, award mean to give as a favor or a right.

grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld.

granted them a new hearing

concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim.

even her critics concede she can be charming

vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension.

vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples

accord implies giving to another what is due or proper.

accorded all the honors befitting a head of state

award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors.

awarded the company a huge defense contract

Examples of grant in a Sentence

Verb The mayor refused to grant my request for an interview. The court granted the motion for a new trial. I cannot grant you that wish. We haven't yet been granted access to the archive. The country was granted independence in 1950. The judge granted custody of the children to their mother. I grant that he's a talented writer, but I just don't find his books very interesting. The house is not perfect, I grant you that. Noun Her study is being funded by a federal grant. They wrote a grant proposal to get funding for the project.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Trump also granted clemency that year to Daniela Gozes-Wagner, a Houston woman who was sentenced in 2019 to 20 years in prison for helping falsely bill more than $28 million in claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medical tests that either never happened or were unnecessary. Amy B. Wang and Azi Paybarah The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 17 Mar. 2024 City strikes down appeal and permits performances at local Mediterranean restaurant The La Mesa City Council last week voted to uphold a Planning Commission decision granting a permit for entertainment at a local Mediterranean restaurant following an appeal hearing. Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024 Federal prosecutors alleged parents paid into a scheme that granted their children access to top colleges in the country, often by adding a child’s name to the roster of elite sports programs despite never having played the sport. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024 Police also banned use of farm vehicles as a condition for granting permission for the rally in the city. Rishi Lekhi and Ashok Sharma, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024 This agency should be granted authority akin to the robust regulatory authority possessed by the Department of the Treasury, the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the Federal Reserve System, and the Securities and Exchange Commission in the financial sector. Jonathan Slotkin and David Vawdrey, STAT, 14 Mar. 2024 The company was granted the salvage rights to the shipwreck in 1994 by the U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Virginia. CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024 In addition, the house provides a two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024 Tiahrt named after proponent of gun rights The Tiahrt Amendment, first enacted as a rider to appropriations legislation in 2003, grants the ATF one exception to blocking the public disclosure of information from its firearm trace database. Emma Tucker, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
Noun
Central Arizona Shelter Services received a $30,000 grant to support families experiencing homelessness. Alexis Waiss, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2024 The aid package includes both grants and loans over the next three years for the Arab world’s most populous country, according to the EU’s mission in Cairo. Samy Magdy, Fortune Europe, 17 Mar. 2024 For 2022-2023, King Charles made the equivalent of almost $109 million from that grant, which is used to fund the upkeep of their properties, pay staff, and cover the cost of other royal duties like speaking engagements and visits. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024 Since most city staff need to spend time writing their own grants, a grant writer would work across city departments to leverage funds for the city, Meindl said. Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024 That's one possibility that a U.S. Department of Transportation grant announced this week could help bring to Detroit. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024 About $175,000 of that came from government grants, $303,000 from rider fees and $515,000 from non-government contributions. Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024 Applications for these grants will be open starting March 15 and will close April 15. Thania Garcia, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024 In a series of grants known as Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief, the federal government gave California schools $23.4 billion to pay for everything from air purifiers to after-school tutoring. Calmatters, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French granter, graanter, from Vulgar Latin *credentare, from Latin credent-, credens, present participle of credere to believe — more at creed

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of grant was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grant. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

grant

1 of 2 verb
1
a
: to consent to : permit
grant your request
b
: to permit as a right, privilege, or favor
granted them a day off for volunteer work
2
: to give the possession or benefit of formally or legally
the king granted land to the settlers
3
: to admit something not yet proved to be true
granted you are right, you must still pay for the damage
granter noun

grant

2 of 2 noun
1
: the act of granting
2
: something granted: as
a
: a gift (as of money or land) for a particular purpose
a research grant
b
: an area of land granted by a government

Legal Definition

grant

1 of 2 transitive verb
1
: to permit as a right or privilege
grant a new trial
the Supreme Court granted certiorari
2
: to bestow or transfer formally
specifically : to transfer the possession or title of by a deed : convey

grant

2 of 2 noun
1
: the act of granting
2
: something granted
especially : a gift (as of land or money) for a particular purpose
3
a
: a transfer of property by deed or writing
b
: the instrument by which such a transfer is made
also : the property so transferred

Biographical Definition

Grant 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

Cary 1904–1986 originally Archibald Alexander Leach American (British-born) actor

Grant

2 of 2

biographical name (2)

Ulysses S. 1822–1885 originally Hiram Ulysses Grant American general; 18th president of the U.S. (1869–77)

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