grant

verb

1. (ditransitive)To give (permission or wish).

   “He was granted permission to attend the meeting.”

   “The genie granted him three wishes”

2. (ditransitive)To give (bestow upon or confer, particularly in answer to prayer or request).

   “He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.”

   “c. 1930, Serenity Prayer God, grant me the serenity[…]”

   “In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […]”

3. (transitive)To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.

   “The universe exists, said the father: somebody must have made it. If that somebody exists, said I, somebody must have made him. I grant that for the sake of argument, said the Oratorian.”

   “"They are tall, certainly," said Sir Chetwynd... "I grant you they are tall. That is, the majority of them are. But I have seen short men among them. The Khedive is not taller than I am. And the Egyptian face is very deceptive. The features are often fine,—occasionally classic,—but intelligent expression is totally lacking."”

4. (intransitive)To assent; to consent.

   “Before I would have granted to that act. But thou preferr'st thy life before thine honor.”

noun

1. The act of granting or giving

   “the grant of permission for a project”

2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.

   “I got a grant from the government to study archeology in Egypt.”

4. A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government.

   “a grant of land or of money”

5. The deed or writing by which such a transfer is made.
6. (informal)An application for a grant (monetary boon to aid research or the like).
7. (US, slang)A United States fifty-dollar bill.

   “He could open that footlocker once in awhile^([sic]) and look at actual cash, loads of bills, tens, twenties, eagles, Grants, Lincolns, Washingtons.”

   “How much money would you have if you had […] 7 Grants? […] 20 Jeffersons and 3 Grants?”

   “Presidents: Cash money, folding bills, the green stuff, cabbage, lettuce, bucks, dough, i.e., Washingtons ($1), Jeffersons ($2), Lincolns ($5), Jacksons ($20), Grants ($50), McKinleys ($500), Clevelands ($1,000), Madisons ($5,000), and Wilsons ($100,000).”

   “How much money would you have if you had 2 Grants, 4 Washingtons, and 1 Lincoln?”

   “Write an equation for each relevant clue. Solve by substitution. […] h. 10 Grants make a McKinley (M_c). i. 2 Grants make a Franklin.”

name

1. (countable, uncountable)An English surname transferred from the nickname and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".
2. (countable, uncountable)A male given name transferred from the surname.
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