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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The monkey-breeding center is a U.S. Public Health Service grantee, through the National Institutes of Health. Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 Some state-level grantees had not tracked what local police and prosecutors did with DNA matches. Jayme Fraser, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024 That Hamstring Long-Term Impact Another example comes from a nonprofit grantee's perspective. Kris Putnam-Walkerly, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 To start, issuing preemptive pardons could make the grantees look more guilty than some Americans already believe. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grantee 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 20 Jan. 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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