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- Dictionarygrant/ɡrɑːnt/
verb
- 1. agree to give or allow (something requested) to: "they were granted a meeting" Similar Opposite
- 2. agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true: "he hasn't made much progress, I'll grant you that" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose: "a research grant"
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an amount of money that is given to a person or an organization for a special purpose, especially by a government: a grant from sb/sth The research laboratory was set up with a grant from the Department of Health. a grant for sth The company received a $10,000 grant for software development.
The meaning of GRANT is to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of. How to use grant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Grant.
1. to consent to perform or fulfil: to grant a wish. 2. ( may take a clause as object) to permit as a favour, indulgence, etc: to grant an interview. 3. ( may take a clause as object) to acknowledge the validity of; concede: I grant what you say is true. 4. to bestow, esp in a formal manner.
A grant is an amount of money that a government or other institution gives to an individual or to an organization for a particular purpose such as education or home improvements.
Grant definition: to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act. See examples of GRANT used in a sentence.
When you grant something, you’re typically fulfilling a request that is not an automatic entitlement. For example, if you order a plate of spaghetti with tomato sauce in a restaurant, when the meal arrives, you wouldn’t say that the chef has been kind enough to grant you the meal; it’s an order that’s been fulfilled.
to admit or concede; accept for the sake of argument: I grant that point. to transfer or convey, esp. by deed or writing: to grant property. Idioms take for granted: to accept without question or objection; assume: Your loyalty to the cause is taken for granted.
noun. /ɡrɑːnt/ /ɡrænt/ a sum of money that is given by the government or by another organization to be used for a particular purpose. government/federal grants. There is a lot of competition for research grants. student grants (= to pay for their education) to apply for a grant. a grant application.
an amount of money provided by a government or organization for a special purpose: They received a research grant for the project. (Definition of grant from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of grant. in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指政府為特殊目的給予個人或組織的）撥款，補助金, 給予, （通常指官方）同意，准予，授予… See more.
Define grant: to agree to do, give, or allow (something asked for or hoped for)—usage, synonyms, more.
