grantee

noun

grant·​ee gran-ˈtē 

: one to whom a grant is made

Examples of grantee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The answer is not to cast suspicion on those who steward them, but to extend funders the same scrutiny already extended to grantees, in the same spirit in which it is already offered. — Vandana Arcot, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Michal Ruprecht spent a month reporting in Uganda as a Stanford Global Health Media Fellow and Pulitzer Center grantee. — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026

But once the extra antiviolence dollars were approved, Novelo said CDPH allocated more of the additional funds to the other grantee, Metropolitan Family Services. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

Klein has held no agency-wide meetings, has declined to meet with AHRQ supporters and grantees, and never announced a blueprint for the agency, according to current and former AHRQ employees. — Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grantee

• ante
• anti
• auntie
• canty
• panty
• scanty
• shanty
• chianti
• vigilante

Kids Definition

grantee

noun

grant·​ee grant-ˈē 

: one to whom a grant is made

Legal Definition

grantee

noun

grant·​ee gran-ˈtē 

: one to whom a grant is made

specifically : one to whom a grant by deed is made