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grant
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[ verb ] let have
Synonyms Examples "grant permission" "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)In granting bereavement leaves , specify the maximum time_off and list what the worker 's relation to the deceased must be to qualify . (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)Freedom , in the sense of self-determination , is a worthy objective ; but if granting self-determination to the Algerian rebels entails sweeping that area into the Sino-Soviet orbit , then Algerian freedom must be postponed . (U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)We granted certiorari in view of the importance of the questions in the administration of the Act . (Your Federal Income Tax. 1962 Edition (Revised to...)Under unusual circumstances a resident individual may be granted an extension of time to file a return . Extensions are not granted as a matter_of_course , and the reasons for your request must be substantial . |
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[ verb ] give on the basis of merit;
Synonyms Examples "Funds are granted to qualified researchers" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)Indeed , it has only been a matter of the last few years that reputable schools of art have granted degrees at_all . Independent art_schools granting degrees must , naturally , follow this with academic accreditation by the appropriate regional group . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)It is interesting to note how many of the plants on Massachusetts ' Route_128 draw most of their income either from the government in non-competitive cost-plus arrangements , or from the exploitation of patents which grant at_least a partial monopoly . |
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[ noun ] any monetary aid
Used in print (Statements 87th Congress, 1st Session. Appropriations,...)make research and training grants ; There are authorized to be appropriated such sums , to remain available until expended , as may be necessary , but not more_than $ 75000000 in_all , ( a ) to carry_out the provisions of_this Act during the fiscal_years 1962 to 1967 , inclusive ; ( b ) to finance , for not more_than two years beyond the end of said period , such grants , contracts , cooperative agreements , and studies as may theretofore have been undertaken pursuant to this Act ; and ( c ) to finance , for not more_than three years beyond the end of said period , such activities as are required to correlate , coordinate , and round_out the results of studies and research undertaken pursuant to this Act : Provided , That funds available in any one year for research and development may , subject_to the approval of the Secretary_of_State to assure that such activities are consistent with the foreign_policy objectives of the United_States , be expended in_cooperation_with public or private agencies in foreign countries in the development of processes useful to the program in the United_States : And provided further , That every such contract or agreement made with any public or private agency in a foreign country shall contain provisions effective to insure that the results or information developed in connection therewith shall be available without cost to the United_States for the use of the United_States throughout the world and for the use of the general public within the United_States . (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)The 1954 Amendments completely changed the financing of the vocational_rehabilitation_program , providing_for a three part grant structure - for ( 1 ) basic support ; ( 2 ) extension and improvement ; and ( 3 ) research , demonstrations , training and traineeships for vocational_rehabilitation - and in_addition for short-term training and instruction . Subsequent sections on grants describe the other categories of the grant structure . The following table shows , for selected years , the authorizations , appropriations , allotment base , Federal grants to States and State matching_funds for this part of the grant program . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of providing a subsidy
Synonyms Used in print (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)Under the law as it existed until 1943 , the Federal_Government made grants to the States on the basis of population , matching State expenditures on a 50_-_50 basis . The 1954 Amendments completely changed the financing of the vocational_rehabilitation_program , providing_for a three part grant structure - for ( 1 ) basic support ; ( 2 ) extension and improvement ; and ( 3 ) research , demonstrations , training and traineeships for vocational_rehabilitation - and in_addition for short-term training and instruction . Subsequent sections on grants describe the other categories of the grant structure . Subsequent sections on grants describe the other categories of the grant structure . The following table shows , for selected years , the authorizations , appropriations , allotment base , Federal grants to States and State matching_funds for this part of the grant program . Related terms allotment award grant-in-aid block_grant subsidize subsidise |
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[ verb ] be willing to concede
Examples "I grant you this much..." Used in print (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)I granted this might be so , but found the result to be even more attention to form than was the case previously . (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)Socialism , I grant , has a definite place in our society . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
Synonyms Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)The grant , which stretched southward to Lake_Traverse - the headwaters of the Red - was made in May , 1811 , and by October of that year a small group of Scots was settling for the winter at York_Factory on Hudson_Bay . (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)In_addition , the right_to_vote the General_Motors stock held by du_Pont was to be vested in du_Pont 's stockholders , other_than Christiana and Delaware and the stockholders of Delaware ; du_Pont , Christiana , and Delaware were to be enjoined from acquiring stock in or exercising control over General_Motors ; du_Pont , Christiana , and Delaware were to be prohibited to have any director or officer in_common with General_Motors , and vice_versa ; and General_Motors and du_Pont were to be ordered to terminate any agreement that provided_for the purchase by General_Motors of any specified percentage of its requirements of any du_Pont manufactured product , or for the grant of exclusive patent_rights , or for a grant by General_Motors to du_Pont of a preferential right to make or sell any chemical discovery of General_Motors , or for the maintenance of any joint commercial_enterprise by the two companies . In_addition , the right_to_vote the General_Motors stock held by du_Pont was to be vested in du_Pont 's stockholders , other_than Christiana and Delaware and the stockholders of Delaware ; du_Pont , Christiana , and Delaware were to be enjoined from acquiring stock in or exercising control over General_Motors ; du_Pont , Christiana , and Delaware were to be prohibited to have any director or officer in_common with General_Motors , and vice_versa ; and General_Motors and du_Pont were to be ordered to terminate any agreement that provided_for the purchase by General_Motors of any specified percentage of its requirements of any du_Pont manufactured product , or for the grant of exclusive patent_rights , or for a grant by General_Motors to du_Pont of a preferential right to make or sell any chemical discovery of General_Motors , or for the maintenance of any joint commercial_enterprise by the two companies . Related terms |
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[ verb ] allow to have
Examples "grant a privilege" Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Consider adopting a system of holidays in which time_off is granted with an eye to minimum inconvenience to the operation of the plant . Related terms |
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[ verb ] bestow, esp. officially
Synonyms Examples "grant a degree" "give a divorce" "This bill grants us new rights" Used in print (Robert Wallace, "This Is the Way It Came About"...)Why did the Belgians grant independence to a colony so manifestly unprepared to accept it ? (The Providence Journal BR-B16. Chicago Daily Tribune...)The wisdom of granting such tax exemptions is another matter , but this particular instance is , in my opinion , completely satisfactory . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 154
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[ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 343
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[ noun ] (military,work,politics) 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
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[ noun ] (fine art) Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
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[ noun ] (film,performing arts) United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
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[ noun ] (law,writing,business) a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
Synonyms Examples : "he got the beer concession at the ball park" |
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