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grant

[grant, grahnt] / grænt, grɑnt /
NOUN
allowance, gift
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allocation allotment appropriation assistance award charity concession contribution donation endowment fellowship handout reward scholarship stipend subsidy
STRONG
admission alms benefaction bequest boon bounty dole gratuity lump present privilege
Antonyms
STRONGEST
refusal
STRONG
disadvantage
WEAK
forfeit loss
VERB
authorize, allow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept accord allocate allot assign award bestow cede donate give invest permit transfer
STRONG
accede acknowledge acquiesce admit assume avow bless concede confer convey drop impart own present profess relinquish stake suppose surrender transmit vouchsafe yield
WEAK
agree to come across come around come through consent to gift with give a thumbs-up give in give out give the nod go along with own up shake on sign off on sign on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny disagree disallow fight hold keep refuse reject take withhold
STRONG
conceal condemn contradict disapprove disavow dispute dissent hide protest refrain renounce repudiate veto

Example Sentences

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And that limited grant shaped the oral argument from the opening minute.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Critics likewise dismissed those steps as cosmetic measures, but Min Aung Hlaing said his government will "grant appropriate amnesties to support social reconciliation, justice and peace".

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Last summer Pink Hats was among 14 small businesses to receive a city government grant.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

It authorized the creation of the Endangered Species Act Committee, made up of federal agency leaders, which could grant exemptions to this prohibition on federal actions considered likely to risk extinction of a listed species.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

And the prince knew so long as the young king wore that ring, whatever power he claimed to grant would be meaningless.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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