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Nouns (18)

grant

n. a right or privilege that has been granted

grant, assignment

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

Grant, Cary Grant

n. United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

concession, grant

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

Grant, Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant

n. Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant

n. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

Grant, Ulysses Grant

n. 1822-1885

Verbs (16)

grant, give

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

grant, deed over

v. transfer by deed; "grant land"

award, grant

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"

concede, yield, cede, grant

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

concede, yield, grant

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

accord, allot, grant

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

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Fuzzynyms (113)

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

award, grant

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"

accord, allot, grant

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

grant, give

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

accord, allot, grant

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

assign, allot, portion

v. give out; "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"

pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

compensate, recompense, remunerate

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

surrender, relinquish

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

foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish

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

vacate, resign, renounce, give up

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"

deliver, drive home

v. carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"

abdicate, renounce

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

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

refund, return, repay, give back

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

arouse, stir

v. to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

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

v. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"

misplace, mislay, lose

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

invest, put, commit, place

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

finance

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

fund

v. invest money in government securities

invest, clothe, adorn

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

give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote

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"

compromise

v. settle by concession

accept, consent, go for

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

admit, acknowledge

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, allow in, let in, intromit

v. allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"

concede, profess, confess

v. admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"

tolerate

v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

grant, give

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

award, grant

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"

invest, clothe, adorn

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

give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote

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"

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