grant

Definition of grant

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /gɹɑːnt/, SAMPA: /gr\A:nt/
• (GenAm) IPA: /gɹænt/, SAMPA: /gr\{nt/
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• Rhymes: -ɑːnt

Verb

to grant (third-person singular simple present grants, present participle granting, simple past and past participle granted)

1. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.
2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
4. To assent; to consent.

Noun

grant (plural grants)

1. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
4. A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government; as, a grant of land or of money; also, the deed or writing by which the transfer is made.