grant

Definition

• n. any monetary aid
• n. the act of providing a subsidy
• n. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
• n. Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

Word forms

Past participle

granted

Past tense

granted

Present participle

granting

Third person singular

grants

Example sentences

1. n.

   The scholarship is a grant that helps students pay for their education.

2. vt.

   The teacher decided to grant extra time for the students to finish their projects.

3. 计

   The system requires a grant to access the secured files.