From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
grant n 1: any monetary aid 2: the act of providing a subsidy [syn: grant, subsidization, subsidisation] 3: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance [syn: grant, assignment] 4: Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) [syn: Grant, Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant] 5: United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) [syn: Grant, Cary Grant] 6: 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, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant] 7: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park" [syn: concession, grant] 8: a right or privilege that has been granted v 1: let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" [syn: allow, grant] [ant: deny, refuse] 2: 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" [syn: award, grant] 3: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn: concede, yield, grant] 4: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: accord, allot, grant] 5: bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" [syn: grant, give] 6: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: concede, yield, cede, grant] 7: transfer by deed; "grant land" [syn: grant, deed over]