grant vs assistance

assistance vs grant

grant and assistance both are nouns.

grant is a verb but assistance is not a verb.

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

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

grant: any monetary aid
assistance: gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause

Other hypernyms of grant include aid, economic aid, economic assistance, financial aid, financial assistance.

grant (noun)	assistance (noun)
the act of providing a subsidy	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
a right or privilege that has been granted	a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business	gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
any monetary aid
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

grant (verb)	assistance (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 grant and assistance

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