gift vs grant

gift and grant both are nouns.

gift and grant both are verbs.

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

As verbs, grant is a hyponym of gift; that is, grant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gift:

gift: give as a present; make a gift of
grant: transfer by deed

Other hyponyms of gift include regift, dower, endow, distribute, give out, hand out, pass out, give away, raffle, raffle off, bung, fee, tip, bequeath, leave, will, cede, deliver, give up, surrender, deed over, treat, donate, tender, render, submit.

gift (noun)	grant (noun)
the act of giving	the act of providing a subsidy
natural abilities or qualities	a right or privilege that has been granted
something acquired without compensation	a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
	any monetary aid
	(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

gift (verb)	grant (verb)
give as a present; make a gift of	be willing to concede
give qualities or abilities to	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 gift and grant

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