different between grant vs handout
grant
English
Alternative forms
- graunt (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English granten, graunten, grantien, grauntien, from Anglo-Norman granter, graunter, from Old French granter, graunter, graanter, greanter (“to promise, assure, guarantee, confirm, ratify”), from a merger of Old French garantir, guarantir (“to guarantee, assure, vouch for”) (see English guarantee) and earlier cranter, craanter, creanter (“to allow, permit”), from an assumed Medieval Latin *credent?re, from Latin credere (“to believe, trust”). More at guarantee, credit.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /????nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??ænt/
- (Mid-Atlantic Accent) IPA(key): /???nt/
- Rhymes: -ænt, -??nt
Verb
grant (third-person singular simple present grants, present participle granting, simple past and past participle granted)
- (ditransitive) to give (permission or wish)
- (ditransitive) To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.(Can we add an example for this sense?)
- 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Hou?toun” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548:
- He Su?pends on the?e Rea?ons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Di?charge to Adam Mu?het, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Di?charged Mu?het, and con?equently Houstoun his Partner.
- 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Hou?toun” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548:
- (transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
- Synonyms: concur, concede, allow
- a. 1921, George Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah, Preface ("The Infidel Half Century"), section "In Quest of the First Cause":
- The universe exists, said the father: somebody must have made it. If that somebody exists, said I, somebody must have made him. I grant that for the sake of argument, said the Oratorian.
- (intransitive) To assent; to consent.
Translations
Noun
grant (plural grants)
- The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
- The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
- The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
- (law) A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government.
- The deed or writing by which such a transfer is made.
- (informal) An application for a grant (monetary boon to aid research or the like).
Translations
Anagrams
- Trang
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??rant]
Noun
grant m
- grant (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon)
Derived terms
- grantový
Related terms
- See krédo
Further reading
- grant in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- grant in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
Franco-Provençal
Alternative forms
- grand
Etymology
From Latin grandis, grandem.
Adjective
grant m (feminine singular grant or granta, masculine plural grants, feminine plural grants or grantes)
- big, large
Derived terms
Friulian
Alternative forms
- grand (alternative orthography)
Etymology
From Latin grandis, grandem.
Adjective
grant
- big, large
Middle French
Adjective
grant m or f (plural grans)
- (early Middle French) Alternative form of grand
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
grant
- neuter singular of grann
Old French
Etymology
From Latin grandis, grandem.
Adjective
grant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular grant or grande)
- big, large
Declension
Descendants
- Middle French: grand
- French: grand
- Norman: grand
- Picard: grand
- ? English: grand
Old Spanish
Alternative forms
- grand (alternative spelling)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??ãnt], [??ãn]
Adjective
grant m or f (plural grandes)
- Apocopic form of grande; great; big; large.
- c. 1200: Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 18r.
- Fue el dia ?cero al alba dela man. ¬ vin?er? truenos ¬ rel?pagos ¬ nuf gr?t ?obrel m?t.
- On the morning of the third day there came thunder and flashes of lightning and a great cloud upon the mountain.
- Fue el dia ?cero al alba dela man. ¬ vin?er? truenos ¬ rel?pagos ¬ nuf gr?t ?obrel m?t.
- c. 1200: Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 18r.
Descendants
- Spanish: gran
Swedish
Adjective
grant
- absolute indefinite neuter form of grann.
grant From the web:
- what grants are available
- what grants do i qualify for
- what grants can i apply for
- what grants are available for college
- what granted means
- what grants are available for senior citizens
- what grants are available in florida
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handout
English
Etymology
From hand +? out, from the phrasal verb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?hænda?t/
Noun
handout (plural handouts)
- A worksheet, leaflet, or pamphlet that is given out (usually by hand) for a certain use.
- A gift to the poor or needy.
- A gift, something obtained without effort.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- They had contributed heavily to their own downfall, most glaringly with the senselessness of Chris Smalling’s red card, and they should know by now that Manuel Pellegrini’s team are not the kind of opponents to pass up these kind of handouts.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
Translations
See also
- have one's hand out
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