grant
grant Lexical Profile
grant Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A sum of money given by a government, institution, or organization for a specific purpose, such as education or scientific research, which does not have to be repaid.
"The university secured a federal grant to study renewable energy technologies."
The legal transfer or conveyance of property, land, or rights from one party to another, or the property so transferred.
"The settlers established their farm on a royal land grant issued in the eighteenth century."
• verb
To agree to give or allow something requested to someone, especially formally or officially.
"The judge decided to grant the defense attorney's motion for a brief recess."
To admit or acknowledge to someone that something is true, often as a concession in a discussion or argument.
"I grant that the new schedule is inconvenient, but it is the only way to meet our deadline."
To legally transfer or convey property, rights, or title by deed or formal writing.
"The landowner chose to grant an easement across his pasture to the neighboring town."
Word Nuance & Usage
In financial and academic contexts, a 'grant' is distinct from a 'loan' because a grant does not require repayment, though it usually comes with strict conditions regarding how the funds must be spent.
• Rhymes for grant
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman 'graunter' and Old French 'creanter' (meaning to promise, guarantee, or assure), which ultimately derives from Vulgar Latin '*credentare', based on Latin 'credere' (to believe or trust).