to grant
157
7.0
- verb
- /ɡrænt/
- Formal
:
ceder
- At this time, religious freedom was granted to almost all churches in Hungary.
- grant rights
- grant land
- grant ownership
It has to be satisfied at closing any easements granted restrictions.
- It has to be satisfied at closing any easements granted restrictions.
Examples
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The city council has decided to grant the developer the rights to build a new park in the neighborhood.
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Once the divorce is final, I want the church to grant us an annulment.
Fiction book (1999) -
The government granted him asylum here.
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China granted Russia the right to build a naval base at Port Arthur.
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In this case, the PI's appeal was granted, and the study was approved.
Academic text (2008) -
Approval for our study protocol was granted by our institutional review board.
Academic text (2008) -
U.S. trade with China rose rapidly after 1980, when the two nations granted mutual most-favored-nation trade status.
Academic text (1999) -
Now, thousands of software patents are granted each year to giants such as IBM, Microsoft, and others.
Academic text (1999) -
State governments have control over forests and the power to grant logging concessions.
Academic text (2011) -
Tiberius Caesar has granted special privileges to Judea.
Synonyms
241
3.4
To make someone else the owner of something
7
6.3
Give your rights in property to another person
4
6.4
To give property to someone using a signed paper
1
7.4
Give ownership of property to another person using a legal document
1
6.6
To give land to someone so they legally own it
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
30
4.0
Money given by a national government to local governments for a general purpose with few rules
- Formal
8
3.7
Public land that a government gives to someone for building colleges or railways
- Specialized
1
5.8
Money given to a person, school or local government to pay for a specific project
- Archaic
A former UK school that charged fees but accepted some students funded by the local council
A one-time payment from the UK government to help with baby costs for parents who meet certain rules
How Legal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grant comes from an old French word graunter meaning 'to give', and in law it came to mean formally giving ownership or rights. So to grant land or rights is to transfer them by an official act.