"grants" in the noun sense

1. grant

any monetary aid

2. grant, subsidization, subsidisation

the act of providing a subsidy

3. grant, assignment

law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

4. Grant, Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant

Scottish painter cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

5. Grant, Cary Grant

United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

6. Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant

18th President of the United States commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

7. concession, grant

a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

"he got the beer concession at the ball park"

8. grant

a right or privilege that has been granted

"grants" in the verb sense

1. allow, grant

let have

"grant permission"

"Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

2. award, grant

give as judged due or on the basis of merit

"the referee awarded a free kick to the team"

"the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff"

"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

3. concede, yield, grant

be willing to concede

"I grant you this much"

4. accord, allot, grant

allow to have

"grant a privilege"

5. grant, give

bestow, especially officially

"grant a degree"

"give a divorce"

"This bill grants us new rights"

6. concede, yield, cede, grant

give over surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

7. grant, deed over

transfer by deed

"grant land"

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