Meaning of grant in English

Examples of grant

grant
We take it for granted at our own risk.
They can't travel unless their male guardian -- who could even be their child -- gives them a letter granting them permission to do so.
From NPR
But that's to take the luxury of location-based living for granted.
Starting a program on another site with decreased funding -- the grant shrinks in its later years -- could be difficult, she said.
The program offers grants for students, scholars and professionals.
This class of artists is sustained on project grants and other forms of funding.
Restaurants will then be granted a 90-day grace period.
The other granted scriptural sanction to the civil rights movement.
Maybe taxes will be raised in the future because of this trend, in part, but it's more likely grants will be phased out completely.
From TIME
Because the original researchers and the new team shared a grant, the original data was made available for re-analysis.
From TIME
We also know that many other patents (some appied for, some granted) cover similar, and more complex ideas.
American preeminence, long into the future, can no longer be taken for granted.
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Collocations with grant

grant

These are words often used in combination with grant.

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annual grant
If the annual grant cannot cover the recurrent expenditure, it releases additional funds.
cash grant
This was founded on the hospital cash grant and optical and dental benefits, and these eventually came to form the core business of the schemes.
competitive grant
The funds were disbursed via a competitive grant program.
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Translations of grant

in Chinese (Traditional)
(尤指政府為特殊目的給予個人或組織的)撥款,補助金, 給予, (通常指官方)同意,准予,授予…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(尤指政府为特殊目的给予个人或组织的)拨款,补助金, 给予, (通常指官方)同意,准予,授予…
in Spanish
beca, subvención, conceder…
in Portuguese
subvenção, bolsa de estudos, conceder…
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(公的に)~を(人)に与える, 許可する, 補助金…
vermek, tahsis etmek, kabul etmek…
subvention [feminine], bourse [feminine] (d’études), accorder…
concedir, beca, subvenció…
geven, verlenen, toegeven…
يَمْنَح, مِنْحة, هِبة…
prokázat, udělit, připustit…
bevilge, give, indrømme…
memberi, mengakui, bantuan hibah…
ยินยอม, อนุญาต, ยอมให้…
ban cho, chấp nhận, tài trợ…
przyznawać, udzielać, przyznawać (rację )…
memberikan, akui, biasasiswa…
bewilligen, zugeben, das Stipendium…
bevilgning [masculine], gi, innfri…
허락하다, 승인하다, 보조금…
давати, погоджуватися, грант…
concedere, borsa di studio, presalario…
выдавать, давать разрешение, признавать…
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