regrant

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UK/ɹɪˈɡɹɑːnt/

verb

To grant (something) again or in a different way.

“the regrant of a monopoly”

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Meanings

verbregrant (third-person singular simple present regrants, present participle regranting, simple past and past participle regranted)

present singular third person regrants · participle present regranting · participle past regranted · past regranted

  1. transitiveTo grant (something) again or in a different way.

    It was regranted to one of the new faces of the regime, a man now basking in the favour of Richard Fox and the young king: Thomas Wolsey.

    2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 371
nounregrant (plural regrants)

plural regrants

  1. The act of granting back to a former proprietor.
  2. A renewal of a grant.

    the regrant of a monopoly

Origin

From re- + grant.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Gartnergranter
Cite this entry
APA

regrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regrant

MLA

“regrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regrant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regrant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regrant.

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