grantee

/ɡrɑːn'tiː/

/ɡræn'tiː/ noun [C]

Definition

› FINANCE a person or organization that receives a grant: Any unused funds should be returned by the grantee at the end of the project.

› LAW, PROPERTY a person or organization that legally owns land or property: After the transfer of his estate, his former tenant became the legal grantee.

(Definition of grantee noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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