[] an amount of money that is given by the government or by another organization to be used for a particular purpose （政府、机构的）拨款◆The study was supported by a $70 000 grant from a research group. 此项研究得到了一家研究集团 7 万元的资助经费。◆They were awarded grants to develop new methods of crop production. 他们得到了一笔开发农作物生产新方法的经费。
[, ]the action of formally giving sb sth, or giving them legal permission to do sth 授予；准予