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grant

/ɡɹɑːnt/ · noun

Meaning

  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.
  5. The deed or writing by which such a transfer is made.
  6. An application for a grant (monetary boon to aid research or the like).
  7. (ditransitive) to give (permission or wish)
  8. (ditransitive) To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
  9. To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
  10. To assent; to consent.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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