'Grant' definitions:

Definition of 'grant'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any monetary aid
noun
The act of providing a subsidy [syn: grant, subsidization, subsidisation]
noun
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance [syn: grant, assignment]
noun
Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) [syn: Grant, Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant]
noun
United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) [syn: Grant, Cary Grant]
noun
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]
noun
A contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park" [syn: concession, grant]
noun
A right or privilege that has been granted
verb
Let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" [syn: allow, grant] [ant: deny, refuse]
verb
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]
verb
Be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn: concede, yield, grant]
verb
Allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: accord, allot, grant]
verb
Bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" [syn: grant, give]
verb
Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: concede, yield, cede, grant]
verb
Transfer by deed; "grant land" [syn: grant, deed over]

Definition of 'Grant'

From: GCIDE
  • Grant \Grant\, v. i. To assent; to consent. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Grant'

From: GCIDE
  • Grant \Grant\, n. [OE. grant, graunt, OF. graant, creant, promise, assurance. See Grant, v. t.]
  • 1. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon. Especially: a sum of money given to an institution, group, or individual for a specific purpose, such as for scientific research; as, he got a million-dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to study cancer.
  • Note: Grants for research and other purposes are given usually by government agencies, charitable foundations, or industrial organizations. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • 4. (Law) A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government; as, a grant of land or of money; also, the deed or writing by which the transfer is made. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Formerly, in English law, the term was specifically applied to transfers of incorporeal hereditaments, expectant estates, and letters patent from government and such is its present application in some of the United States. But now, in England the usual mode of transferring realty is by grant; and so, in some of the United States, the term grant is applied to conveyances of every kind of real property. --Bouvier. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Grant'

From: GCIDE
  • Grant \Grant\ (gr[.a]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Granted; p. pr. & vb. n. Granting.] [OE. graunten, granten, OF. graanter, craanter, creanter, to promise, yield, LL. creantare to promise, assure, for (assumed LL.) credentare to make believe, fr. L. credens, p. pr. of credere to believe. See Creed, Credit.]
  • 1. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition. [1913 Webster]
  • Grant me the place of this threshing floor. --1 Chron. xxi. 22. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give. [1913 Webster]
  • Wherefore did God grant me my request. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede. [1913 Webster]
  • Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree. --Dryden.
  • Syn: Syn.-- To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit; allow; concede. See Give. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'grant'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Grant, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000) :
881
Housing Units (2000) :
344
Land area (2000) :
0.652539 sq. miles (1.690068 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.021200 sq. miles (0.054909 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.673739 sq. miles (1.744977 sq. km)
FIPS code :
34360
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
43.335900 N, 85.810103 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
49327
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Grant, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
1225
Housing Units (2000) :
591
Land area (2000) :
0.731520 sq. miles (1.894627 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.731520 sq. miles (1.894627 sq. km)
FIPS code :
19910
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
40.844405 N, 101.726109 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
69140
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Grant, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
102
Housing Units (2000) :
60
Land area (2000) :
0.742865 sq. miles (1.924011 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.010250 sq. miles (0.026548 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.753115 sq. miles (1.950559 sq. km)
FIPS code :
32295
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
41.142207 N, 94.985369 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
50847
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Grant, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
4026
Housing Units (2000) :
1399
Land area (2000) :
25.680969 sq. miles (66.513401 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.334642 sq. miles (3.456708 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
27.015611 sq. miles (69.970109 sq. km)
FIPS code :
25334
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
45.081746 N, 92.921057 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Grant, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
Population (2000) :
665
Housing Units (2000) :
306
Land area (2000) :
1.769751 sq. miles (4.583635 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.003042 sq. miles (0.007878 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.772793 sq. miles (4.591513 sq. km)
FIPS code :
31096
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
34.502899 N, 86.255378 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
35747
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Grant -- U.S. County in Arkansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in Arkansas
Population (2000) :
16464
Housing Units (2000) :
6960
Land area (2000) :
631.776919 sq. miles (1636.294639 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.233354 sq. miles (3.194372 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
633.010273 sq. miles (1639.489011 sq. km)
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
34.311031 N, 92.450809 W

Grant -- U.S. County in Kentucky

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000) :
22384
Housing Units (2000) :
9306
Land area (2000) :
259.930110 sq. miles (673.215866 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.860946 sq. miles (2.229839 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
260.791056 sq. miles (675.445705 sq. km)
Located within :
Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location :
38.657847 N, 84.602295 W

Grant -- U.S. County in Minnesota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
6289
Housing Units (2000) :
3098
Land area (2000) :
546.405022 sq. miles (1415.182450 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
28.771963 sq. miles (74.519039 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
575.176985 sq. miles (1489.701489 sq. km)
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
45.943961 N, 95.993381 W

Grant -- U.S. County in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in Kansas
Population (2000) :
7909
Housing Units (2000) :
3027
Land area (2000) :
574.856708 sq. miles (1488.871976 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.182769 sq. miles (0.473370 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
575.039477 sq. miles (1489.345346 sq. km)
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
37.565557 N, 101.321914 W

Grant -- U.S. County in Indiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in Indiana
Population (2000) :
73403
Housing Units (2000) :
30560
Land area (2000) :
414.028701 sq. miles (1072.329368 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.806167 sq. miles (2.087962 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
414.834868 sq. miles (1074.417330 sq. km)
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
40.520940 N, 85.648911 W

Grant -- U.S. County in New Mexico

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in New Mexico
Population (2000) :
31002
Housing Units (2000) :
14066
Land area (2000) :
3965.881511 sq. miles (10271.585524 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.622123 sq. miles (4.201280 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3967.503634 sq. miles (10275.786804 sq. km)
Located within :
New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location :
32.708567 N, 108.246748 W

Grant -- U.S. County in Oregon

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in Oregon
Population (2000) :
7935
Housing Units (2000) :
4004
Land area (2000) :
4528.603747 sq. miles (11729.029361 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.711380 sq. miles (1.842465 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4529.315127 sq. miles (11730.871826 sq. km)
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
44.491866 N, 118.928223 W

Grant -- U.S. County in South Dakota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in South Dakota
Population (2000) :
7847
Housing Units (2000) :
3456
Land area (2000) :
682.513339 sq. miles (1767.701357 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
5.400626 sq. miles (13.987556 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
687.913965 sq. miles (1781.688913 sq. km)
Located within :
South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location :
45.187196 N, 96.711868 W

Grant -- U.S. County in West Virginia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in West Virginia
Population (2000) :
11299
Housing Units (2000) :
6105
Land area (2000) :
477.208564 sq. miles (1235.964455 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
2.985495 sq. miles (7.732397 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
480.194059 sq. miles (1243.696852 sq. km)
Located within :
West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location :
39.089792 N, 79.180142 W

Grant -- U.S. County in Wisconsin

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in Wisconsin
Population (2000) :
49597
Housing Units (2000) :
19940
Land area (2000) :
1147.849999 sq. miles (2972.917722 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
35.456667 sq. miles (91.832341 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1183.306666 sq. miles (3064.750063 sq. km)
Located within :
Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location :
42.876486 N, 90.667336 W

Grant -- U.S. County in Washington

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in Washington
Population (2000) :
74698
Housing Units (2000) :
29081
Land area (2000) :
2681.060861 sq. miles (6943.915456 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
110.231514 sq. miles (285.498298 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2791.292375 sq. miles (7229.413754 sq. km)
Located within :
Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location :
47.223757 N, 119.410536 W

Grant -- U.S. Parish in Louisiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. Parish in Louisiana
Population (2000) :
18698
Housing Units (2000) :
8531
Land area (2000) :
645.114274 sq. miles (1670.838229 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
19.449093 sq. miles (50.372917 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
664.563367 sq. miles (1721.211146 sq. km)
Located within :
Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location :
31.583208 N, 92.569217 W

Grant -- U.S. County in Oklahoma

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in Oklahoma
Population (2000) :
5144
Housing Units (2000) :
2622
Land area (2000) :
1000.561020 sq. miles (2591.441035 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
3.046558 sq. miles (7.890549 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1003.607578 sq. miles (2599.331584 sq. km)
Located within :
Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location :
36.790006 N, 97.788044 W

Grant -- U.S. County in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
747
Housing Units (2000) :
449
Land area (2000) :
776.224547 sq. miles (2010.412262 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
7.001026 sq. miles (18.132573 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
783.225573 sq. miles (2028.544835 sq. km)
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
41.896813 N, 101.724423 W

Grant -- U.S. County in North Dakota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grant -- U.S. County in North Dakota
Population (2000) :
2841
Housing Units (2000) :
1722
Land area (2000) :
1659.462060 sq. miles (4297.986823 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
6.456122 sq. miles (16.721279 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1665.918182 sq. miles (4314.708102 sq. km)
Located within :
North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location :
46.410473 N, 101.707319 W

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