Meaning of grant | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An English surname transferred from the nickname and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".
   countable, uncountable
2. A United States fifty-dollar bill.
   US, slang
3. The act of granting or giving
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   countable, uncountable
5. money given for a particular purpose. He was awarded a grant for studying abroad. skenking, toelae مُنْحَه субсидия bolsa grant das Stipendium, der Zuschuß legat; tilskud επιχορήγηση, επίδομαbeca, subvención stipendium, abiraha بورس apuraha subvention, bourseמענק, מלגה अनुदान, धन potpora, dotacija adományozás, segély; ösztöndíj bantuan hibah styrkur borsa di studio, sovvenzione 補助金 교부금, 장학금 dotacija, stipendija dotācija; stipendija biasasiswa beursbevilgning, stipend, midlerstypendium سكالرشپ...
6. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
7. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
8. A placename
   countable, uncountable
9. A number of places in the United States:
   countable, uncountable
10. A town in Marshall County, Alabama.
    countable, uncountable
11. (even) if; assuming. Granted that you are right, we will have to move fast. aangeneem dat لِنَفْتَرِض أن при положение че assumindo za předpokladu, připusťme voraussetzen hvis αν υποθέσουμε dado que, en el supuesto de que oletades فرض کنیم که olettaen en admettant que בִּתנַאי ש- स्वीकृत pod uvjetom, pod pretpostavkom feltéve, hogy seandainya taka e-ð sem gefið ammesso ～とすれば 가령 ...이라 치고 (net) jeigu laikytume pat ja; pieņemot, ka jika aangenomen datsett at założywszy فرض کول چی assumindo presu...
12. A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government.
13. An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.
    countable, uncountable
14. To allow or consent to the fulfillment of (something requested): grant permission to speak frankly; grant a request.
15. The deed or writing by which such a transfer is made.
16. An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado.
    countable, uncountable
17. To give or confer officially or formally: grant voting rights to citizens; grant diplomatic immunity.
18. An application for a grant (monetary boon to aid research or the like).
    informal
19. A small city in Montgomery County, Iowa.
    countable, uncountable
20. To concede; acknowledge: I grant that your plan is ingenious, but you still will not find many backers.
21. A small city in Newaygo County, Michigan.
    countable, uncountable
22. The act of granting.
23. A city in Washington County, Minnesota.
    countable, uncountable
24. Something granted, especially a giving of funds for a specific purpose: federal grants for medical research.
25. A small city, the county seat of Perkins County, Nebraska.
    countable, uncountable
26. One of several tracts of land in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont originally granted to an individual or a group.
27. An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Ohio.
    countable, uncountable
28. to consent to perform or fulfil: to grant a wish.
29. An unincorporated community in Mason County, Washington.
    countable, uncountable
30. (may take a clause as object) to permit as a favour, indulgence, etc: to grant an interview.
    may take a clause as object
31. A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
32. A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
33. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
34. A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
35. A town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
36. A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
37. A large number of townships in the United States, listed under Grant Township.
    countable, uncountable
38. A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Grant No. 372.
    countable, uncountable
39. A former rural locality in Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.
    countable, uncountable
40. A village in Tolmin, Slovenia.
    countable, uncountable
41. Ellipsis of Grant City.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
42. Ellipsis of Grant County.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
43. Ellipsis of Grant Parish.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
44. Ellipsis of Grant Town.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
45. Ellipsis of Grant Township.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“the grant of permission for a project”

“I got a grant from the government to study archeology in Egypt.”

“a grant of land or of money”

“He could open that footlocker once in awhile^([sic]) and look at actual cash, loads of bills, tens, twenties, eagles, Grants, Lincolns, Washingtons.”

“How much money would you have if you had […] 7 Grants? […] 20 Jeffersons and 3 Grants?”

“Presidents: Cash money, folding bills, the green stuff, cabbage, lettuce, bucks, dough, i.e., Washingtons ($1), Jeffersons ($2), Lincolns ($5), Jacksons ($20), Grants ($50), McKinleys ($500), Clevelands ($1,000), Madisons ($5,000), and Wilsons ($100,000).”

“How much money would you have if you had 2 Grants, 4 Washingtons, and 1 Lincoln?”

“Write an equation for each relevant clue. Solve by substitution. […] h. 10 Grants make a McKinley (M_c). i. 2 Grants make a Franklin.”

“Linus is afraid of money. Not the smaller bills, the Washingtons and Lincolns, the Jacksons and Grants, but the larger sums, the cashier’s checks with multiple zeros, the stock portfolios and escrow accounts, afraid too of what they buy, the new cars with their leather stink, the first-class seats on airplanes, the cellular phones and fax modems.”

“9 Jacksons = / 3 Grants = / 2 Washingtons =”

“THE WIND SHIFTED COURSE a few degrees and the downpouring of Jacksons and Grants and Franklins blew due east, pelting the storefronts on Market Street. The money got entangled in the telephone lines, plastered the windshields of parked cars, and fell into uncovered trash bins. […] The black dealer was sitting in a nest of money and was stuffing Grants in his jacket’s pockets.”

“Joseph had missed the feeling of carrying a phat bankroll, one not padded with Washingtons and topped with Grants.”

“I would go over to his house wide eyed, ears open, and seeking any form of obtaining money to strengthen up my outfits. I would help him count money that would spread across the entire living room. This temptation of stealing some of those Franklins, Grants, Jacksons, Hamiltons, Lincolns, Jeffersons, and Washingtons was too strong for me to resist at twelve years old.”

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