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   grant

   /ɡrɑːnt/

   verb

   • 1. agree to give or allow (something requested) to: "they were granted a meeting" Similar allowaccordpermitaffordconcedevouchsafeOpposite refuse
   • ▪ give (a right, power, property, etc.) formally or legally to: "they will grant you asylum" Similar bestow onconfer ongiveimpart topresent withaward topresent todonate tocontribute toprovide withendow withhand out tofurnish withsupply withallocate toallot toassign to
   • 2. agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true: "he hasn't made much progress, I'll grant you that" Similar admitacceptconcedeyieldcedeallowappreciaterecognizeacknowledgeconfessagreeconcurgo along withOpposite deny

   noun

   • 1. a sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose: "a research grant"
   • ▪ the action of granting something: "we had to recommend the grant or refusal of broadcasting licences"
   • ▪ a legal conveyance or formal conferment: "a grant of probate"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French granter ‘consent to support’, variant of creanter ‘to guarantee’, based on Latin credere ‘entrust’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. grantable adjective
   • 2. granter noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   What is a grant?

   • For the purposes of the Guide, a grant is an arrangement for the provision of financial assistance by the NSW Government (or on behalf of the NSW Government) whereby money is paid to a grantee other than the NSW Government.

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   What is a grant of land?

   • n. 6. something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land. 7. the act of granting. 8. a transfer of real property. 9. a geographical unit in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, orig. a grant of land to a person or group of people.

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   What does grant mean in a sentence?

   • Democracy, let us grant it, is the best system of government as yet operative in this world of sin. This evidently explains but little of the real reason both of the grant and its limitation. Grant definition: to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act. See examples of GRANT used in a sentence.

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   What is Grant verb?

   • Definition of grant verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [often passive] to agree to give somebody what they ask for, especially formal or legal permission to do something grant something My request was granted. The judge granted an injunction preventing the newspaper from printing the names.

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   What do you mean by granting a property?

   • the act of granting. Law. a transfer of property. a geographical unit in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, originally a grant of land to a person or group of people. CaryArchibald Leach, 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England. He·ber Jed·e·di·ah [hee, -ber jed-i-, dahy, -, uh], 1856–1945, U.S. president of the Mormon Church 1918–45.

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   Why do we need grants?

   • Our members are exhausted and tired of feeling taken for granted. Sometimes you take it for granted. Furthermore, grants make the system fairer. The grant money subsidised the building of the troupe and paid for costumes and sets.

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    When you grant something you are letting someone have or do something that they are asking for. When you grant something, you’re typically fulfilling a request that is not an automatic entitlement.