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  1. an amount of money that is given to a person or an organization for a special purpose, especially by a government: a grant from sb/sth The research laboratory was set up with a grant from the Department of Health. a grant for sth The company received a $10,000 grant for software development.

  2. Definition of grant verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  3. The meaning of GRANT is to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of. How to use grant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Grant.

  4. A grant is an amount of money that a government or other institution gives to an individual or to an organization for a particular purpose such as education or home improvements. They'd got a special grant to encourage research.

  5. Grant definition: to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act. See examples of GRANT used in a sentence.

  6. When you grant something, you’re typically fulfilling a request that is not an automatic entitlement. For example, if you order a plate of spaghetti with tomato sauce in a restaurant, when the meal arrives, you wouldn’t say that the chef has been kind enough to grant you the meal; it’s an order that’s been fulfilled.

  7. grant. verb. /ɡrænt/. Verb Forms. [often passive] to agree to give someone what they ask for, especially formal or legal permission to do something grant something My request was granted. grant somebody something I was granted permission to visit the palace. She was granted a divorce.

  8. noun. /ɡrɑːnt/ /ɡrænt/ a sum of money that is given by the government or by another organization to be used for a particular purpose. government/federal grants. There is a lot of competition for research grants. student grants (= to pay for their education) to apply for a grant. a grant application.

  9. 1. to consent to perform or fulfil: to grant a wish. 2. ( may take a clause as object) to permit as a favour, indulgence, etc: to grant an interview. 3. ( may take a clause as object) to acknowledge the validity of; concede: I grant what you say is true. 4. to bestow, esp in a formal manner.

  10. 1. a : to agree to do, give, or allow (something asked for or hoped for) The mayor refused to grant my request for an interview. The court granted the motion for a new trial. She granted me an interview. [=she agreed to let me interview her] [+] more examples. b : to give (something) legally or formally.