regrant

English

Etymology

From re- + grant.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈɡɹɑːnt/

Verb

regrant (third-person singular simple present regrants, present participle regranting, simple past and past participle regranted)

  1. (transitive) To grant (something) again or in a different way.
    • 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 371:
      It was regranted to one of the new faces of the regime, a man now basking in the favour of Richard Fox and the young king: Thomas Wolsey.

Noun

regrant (plural regrants)

  1. The act of granting back to a former proprietor.
  2. A renewal of a grant.
    the regrant of a monopoly

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