grantable

grantable

A university administrator reviews a grantable research proposal.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Capable of being granted: "grantable" describes something that can be formally given, allowed, or conceded, such as a request, permission, or legal right.
    • Transferable or assignable: In legal or formal contexts, "grantable" refers to property, rights, or privileges that can be legally transferred to another party.
Usage Examples
  • (The scholarship can be given to eligible students.)
  • (The land cannot be legally transferred or assigned.)
  • (The committee had the authority to allow the extension.)
Advanced Usage

  • "grantable right": a right that can be formally conferred or assigned.

    • The patent includes a grantable right to manufacture the invention. (The right to manufacture can be legally transferred.)

  • "grantable interest": a legal interest in property that can be conveyed.

    • The lease contains a grantable interest in the commercial space. (The interest can be assigned to another party.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Grant (verb/noun): to give or allow something formally; a sum of money or legal right given.

    • The foundation will grant funds to the research project. (The foundation will provide the money.)

  • Grantor (noun): a person or entity that gives or transfers something.

    • The grantor signed the deed to transfer the property. (The person giving the property.)

  • Grantee (noun): a person or entity that receives something.

    • The grantee accepted the scholarship with gratitude. (The recipient.)
Synonyms
  • Allowable: permitted or capable of being allowed.
  • Conveyable: capable of being legally transferred.
  • Assignable: able to be given or transferred to another.
Related Idioms

  • Take for granted: to assume something is true or will happen without question.

    • He took her support for granted. (He assumed she would always help without asking.)

  • Granted that: used to concede a point before making a counterargument.

    • Granted that the task is difficult, we still must complete it. (Even though it is hard, we must finish.)
Phrasal Verbs
  • Grant out: to distribute or give something formally (less common).
    • The government will grant out permits to qualified applicants. (The government will issue permits.)