grant

tr.v., grant·ed, grant·ing, grants.

1. To consent to the fulfillment of: grant a request.
2. To accord as a favor, prerogative, or privilege: granted the franchise to all citizens.
3. 1. To bestow; confer: grant aid.
   2. To transfer (property) by a deed.
4. To concede; acknowledge: I grant the genius of your plan, but you still will not find backers.

n.

1. The act of granting.
2. 1. Something granted.
   2. A giving of funds for a specific purpose: federal grants for medical research.
3. Law.
   1. A transfer of property by deed.
   2. The property so transferred.
   3. The deed by which the property is so transferred.
4. One of several tracts of land in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont originally granted to an individual or a group.

[Middle English granten, from Old French granter, variant of creanter, from Vulgar Latin *crēdentāre, to assure, from Latin crēdēns, crēdent-, present participle of crēdere, to believe.]

grantable grant'a·ble adj.
granter grant'er n.

1. Term used in deeds of Conveyance of property to indicate a transfer.

2. Transfer of funds from a government body or private foundation to another unit of government or private individual for a project deemed in the public interest.

A technical term used in deeds of Conveyance of property to indicate a transfer.
Example: In a Deed Abel grants his land to his daughter in Fee Simple.

verb

1. To let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilege: accord, award, concede, give, vouchsafe. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To give formally or officially: accord, award, bestow, confer, present². See give/take/reciprocity.
3. To change the ownership of (property) by means of a legal document: cede, deed, make over, sign over. Law alien, alienate, assign, convey, transfer. See give/take/reciprocity, law.
4. To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of: acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own (up). Slang fess up. Chiefly Regional allow. See affirm/deny/argue, knowledge/ignorance.

noun

1. The act of conferring, as of an honor: accordance, bestowal, bestowment, conference, conferment, conferral, presentation. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. Something, as a gift, granted for a definite purpose: appropriation, subsidy, subvention. See give/take/reciprocity.
3. A making over of legal ownership or title: Law alienation, assignment, conveyance, transfer, transferal. See law.

n

Definition: allowance, gift
Antonyms: forfeit, loss

v

Definition: authorize, allow
Antonyms: condemn, deny, refuse, veto

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To confer, give, or bestow. A gift of legal rights or privileges, or a recognition of asserted rights, as in treaty.

In the law of property, the term grant can be used in a deed to convey land, regardless of the number and types of rights conferred or the promises made by the transferor to the transferee. It is a comprehensive term that encompasses more specific words of transfer, such as assign, bargain, and devise.

A public land grant is a conveyance of ownership or other rights and privileges in publicly owned property to members of the general public who come under the qualifications of the statute that makes the land available. Such a grant is ordinarily noted in a public record, such as a charter or patent. In order to properly trace the ownership of property, it is sometimes necessary to determine each successive owner following the first grant.

A private grant is a grant of public land by a public official to a private individual as a type of reward or prize.

IN BRIEF: To permit. Also: To give.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us. — Boris Pasternak (1890-1960).

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - give, skænke, indrømme, overdrage, tilstå, yde
n. - bevilling, legat, understøttelse, tilskud, overdragelse

idioms:

• grant maintained    vedligeholdt ved hjælp af tilskud
• take for granted    tage for givet

Nederlands (Dutch)
toegeven/-kennen/ -wijzen, aannemen, studiebeurs, subsidie, cessie, toekenning

Français (French)
v. tr. - accorder (une permission), accéder à (une requête), accorder (qch à qn), concéder (qch à qn), reconnaître (une vérité), admettre que
n. - subvention, (École, Univ) bourse, subvention (de recherche), (Jur) cession

idioms:

• grant maintained    subvention par l'État (d'une école)
• take for granted    prendre pour acquis, considérer qch comme allant de soi

Deutsch (German)
v. - bewilligen, genehmigen, zugeben, einräumen, zuerkennen, gewähren, verleihen
n. - Stipendium, Studienbeihilfe, Subvention, Zuschuß, Zuerkennung, Gewährung, Verleihung

idioms:

• grant maintained    von der Zentralregierung unterstützt (Schule)
• take for granted    für selbstverständlich halten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απονέμω, δίνω, παρέχω, χορηγώ, εισακούω, ικανοποιώ (παράκληση κ.λπ.), παραχωρώ, (απο)δέχομαι, παραδέχομαι
n. - δωρεά, παροχή, αναγνώριση, παραδοχή, επιχορήγηση, επίδομα, απονομή, παραχώρηση, εκχώρηση

idioms:

• grant maintained    (για ιδρύματα) χρηματοδοτούμενα από την κυβέρνηση
• take for granted    θεωρώ δεδομένο, προεξοφλώ (τη συμπεριφορά, έκβαση κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
accordare, ammettere, attribuire, borsa di studio, donazione, sussidio, sovvenzione

idioms:

• grant maintained    vitalizio
• take for granted    prendere per vero

Português (Portuguese)
v. - conceder, admitir
n. - concessão (f), doação (f), privilégio (m), auxílio (m)

idioms:

• grant maintained    escola que recebe verba do governo central
• take for granted    tomar por certo

Русский (Russian)
дотация, стипендия, дар, дарственная, субсидия, субсидировать, даровать

idioms:

• grant maintained    (школа) субсидируемая центральными, а не местными властями
• take for granted    считать само собой разумеющимся

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - conceder, admitir, asentir a, otorgar, donar, transferir, ceder
n. - beca, bolsa de estudios, donación, subvención, subsidio, asignación, adjudicación, otorgamiento

idioms:

• grant maintained    organismo autónomo financiado por el gobierno central
• take for granted    dar por sentado, dar por hecho

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillmötesgå, bevilja, medge
n. - anslag, stipendium, koncession, beviljande (av begäran), förlänande, skriftligt överlåtande (jur.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
允许, 授与, 承认, 授予, 奖助金

idioms:

• grant maintained    学校由中央政府直接资助的
• take for granted    视为当然

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 允許, 授與, 承認
n. - 授予, 獎助金, 允許

idioms:

• grant maintained    學校由中央政府直接資助的
• take for granted    視為當然

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 승인하다, 양도하다, (청 등을) 들어주다, 가정하다
n. - 승인, 양도, 증서, 장학금

idioms:

• take for granted    당연하게 여기다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - かなえる, 与える, 授ける, 譲渡する, 認める, 容認する, 承諾する
n. - 補助金, 奨学金, 許可, 授与, 交付, 下賜, 交付金, 譲渡

idioms:

• grant maintained    交付金継続の
• take for granted    当り前のことと思う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمنح, يوافق (الاسم) منحه, هبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נתן, העניק, נענה ל-, הסכים, הודה‬
n. - ‮מענק, הסכים, קיצבה, מילגה, סובסידיה‬

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grant	cary grant
amy grant	foster grant