grant (
http://definr.com/grant)
n 1: any monetary aid
2: the act of providing a subsidy [syn:
subsidization,
subsidisation]
3: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance [syn:
assignment]
4: Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of
the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) [syn:
Grant, {Duncan
Grant},
Duncan James Corrow Grant]
5: United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant
leading man in many films (1904-1986) [syn:
Grant, {Cary
Grant}]
6: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union
armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn:
Grant,
Ulysses Grant,
Ulysses S. Grant, {Ulysses Simpson
Grant},
Hiram Ulysses Grant,
President Grant]
7: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary
business: "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
[syn:
concession]
8: a right or privilege that has been granted
v 1: let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few
visitors in prison" [syn:
allow] [ant:
deny]
2: give on the basis of merit; "Funds are granted to qualified
researchers" [syn:
award]
3: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much..." [syn:
concede,
yield]
4: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn:
accord,
allot]
5: bestow, esp. officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce";
"This bill grants us new rights" [syn:
give]
6: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control
of another [syn:
concede,
yield,
cede]
7: transfer by deed; "grant land" [syn:
deed over]