grant

grant · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To give or allow something requested or desired.

  2. 2.

    A sum of money given by a government, organization, or institution for a specific purpose.

  3. 3.

    To acknowledge or admit something to be true.

  4. 4.

    The act of granting something.

Forms

plural: grants

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    take for granted — to fail to appreciate something; to assume without proof
  • •
    grant permission — to allow something
  • •
    research grant — funding for academic research

Related words

Antonyms: deny, refuse, withhold
See also: allow, fund, permit
Synonyms: allow, award, bestow, give

Etymology

From Old French graanter ("to promise, allow"), from Vulgar Latin credentare, from Latin credere ("to believe, trust").