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A sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose
“The grant will be used for its intended purpose, which is crime prevention.”
An act of allocating or apportioning something to someone or a group
The act of ceding or handing over something, or that which is ceded
A special right or advantage, granted or available only to a particular person or group
Unlimited discretionary power to act
The authority or permission to do something or to behave as one wishes
An organization, operation or system that manages or bestows money
(law) A transfer of an estate or property by will or lease
A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands and by compromise
A reduction in a fee, cost or price, typically for a certain category of person
The action or process of appeasing, conciliating, or preserving the peace
To permit or agree to (a request or wish)
“In late April, the council replied that it could not yet grant his request, giving no explanation.”
To give or award something to someone
“By resolution of Congress, the president was empowered to grant him a Medal of Honor, which was presented in 1928.”
To acknowledge or admit to a fact or piece of information
“I will grant that in their last negotiation, they were indeed sincere.”
To legally give up one's possession or ownership of (something)
To admit that one has committed a crime or wrongdoing
To insert or introduce
To do something that one regards as below one's dignity or level of importance
To impute meaning that is not explicitly stated
(take it) To assume
To pay (someone) for services rendered or work done
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