grantee

noun

grant·​ee gran-ˈtē How to pronounce grantee (audio)
: one to whom a grant is made

Examples of grantee in a Sentence

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Lawmakers are hearing pleas from state officials and other federal grantees about the Trump administration's ongoing funding freeze. Daniel Moore, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025 The Darkroom features three HBF grantees: Indian director Bikas Ranjan Mishra’s Bayaan and the Georgian projects Tear Gas and Wild Dogs Don’t Bite. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025 And Trump’s executive orders have already made clear that any federal grantee will have to answer for its own DEI initiatives. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025 Discover the 7 grantees and the 10 mentees from all over the world. Photovogue, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grantee 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grantee was in the 15th century

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“Grantee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grantee. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

grantee

noun
grant·​ee grant-ˈē How to pronounce grantee (audio)
: one to whom a grant is made

Legal Definition

grantee

noun
grant·​ee gran-ˈtē How to pronounce grantee (audio)
: one to whom a grant is made
specifically : one to whom a grant by deed is made

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