Definitions of grant:

• noun:   the act of providing a subsidy
• noun:   a right or privilege that has been granted
• noun:   18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
• noun:   United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
• noun:   Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
• noun:   (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
• noun:   any monetary aid
• noun:   a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
• verb:   transfer by deed

  Example: "Grant land"

• verb:   bestow, especially officially

  Example: "Grant a degree"

• verb:   let have

  Example: "Grant permission"

• verb:   give on the basis of merit

  Example: "Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

• verb:   allow to have

  Example: "Grant a privilege"

• verb:   be willing to concede

  Example: "I grant you this much"

• verb:   give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 1666 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #154)
• name:  A male given name (common: 1 in 2777 males; popularity rank in the U.S.: #343)