block grant vs grant

grant vs block grant

block grant and grant both are nouns.

block grant is not a verb while grant is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
block grant	Yes	No	No	No
grant	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, grant is a hypernym of block grant; that is, grant is a word with a broader meaning than block grant:

block grant: a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs
grant: the act of providing a subsidy

Other hypernyms of block grant include subsidisation, subsidization.

block grant (noun)	grant (noun)
a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs	the act of providing a subsidy
	a right or privilege that has been granted
	a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
	any monetary aid
	(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

block grant (verb)	grant (verb)
	be willing to concede
	allow to have
	let have
	transfer by deed
	give as judged due or on the basis of merit
	give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
	bestow, especially officially

Difference between block grant and grant

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