grant
n 1: any monetary aid
2: the act of providing a subsidy [syn: {subsidization}, {subsidisation}]
3: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance [syn: {assignment}]
4: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union
armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: {Grant},
{Ulysses Grant}, {Ulysses S Grant}]
5: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary
business: "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
[syn: {concession}]
6: a right or privilege that has been granted
v 1: let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few
visitors in prison" [syn: {allow}] [ant: {deny}]
2: give on the basis of merit; "Funds are granted to qualified
researchers" [syn: {award}]
3: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much..." [syn: {concede},
{yield}]
4: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: {accord}, {allot}]
5: bestow, esp. officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce";
"This bill grants us new rights" [syn: {give}]
6: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control
of another [syn: {concede}, {yield}, {cede}]
7: transfer by deed; "grant land" [syn: {deed over}]