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 first 13 grantees are expected to be announced in September. Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 30 July 2025 On July 1, the Department of Labor released about $86 million in funds to state recipients, but the national grantees’ funds were not released (something that’s typically done in May), several of the longtime participating nonprofit organizations told CNN. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 29 July 2025 Trellis will additionally supply the grantees with career-development assistance, including workshops, and in November will host a retreat in upstate New York for 2024 and 2025 Milestone grantees to foster community-building. News Desk, Artforum, 8 July 2025 More than a dozen grantees, including all Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide, left the program in protest because of the rule. Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 June 2025 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 4 Aug. 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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