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Nouns (6)

grant

n. any monetary aid

concession

n. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"

assignment

n. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

subsidization, subsidisation

n. the act of providing a subsidy

Ulysses Grant

n. 1822-1885

Verbs (12)

allow

v. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

award

v. 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"

give

v. bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"

yield, concede

v. be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

deed over, transfer by deed

v. transfer by deed; "grant land"

yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (139)

allowance

n. an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"

allotment, allocation

n. a share set aside for a specific purpose

stipend

n. a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

reward

n. payment made in return for a service rendered

contribution, donation

n. act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity

endowment

n. the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

grant, give

v. bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

portion, assign, allot

v. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

recompense, compensate, remunerate

v. make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"

grant, award

v. 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"

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

compromise, make a compromise

v. settle by concession

consent, accept, go for, consent to

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

propitiate, appease

v. make peace with

acknowledge, admit

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

admit, let in, allow in

v. allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"

allow, profess, concede, confess

v. admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money"

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

grant, give

v. bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"

grant, award

v. 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"

vouchsafe

v. grant in a condescending manner

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

award, present

v. give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

surrender, relinquish

v. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another

renounce, turn away from, quit, relinquish, foreswear

v. turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

give up, resign, renounce, vacate

v. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

surrender, deliver, give up, cede

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

renounce, abdicate

v. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

transfer

v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

return, refund, repay, give back

v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"

shift, stir, agitate, budge

v. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

forfeit, render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

lose, misplace, mislay

v. place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

put, place, commit, invest

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

finance

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

fund, set up a fund

v. convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (2)

refuse, deny

v. refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"

Grant

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