grantor
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who gives away property or rights.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
granterSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡɹæntɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
law
A person who makes a grant in legal form
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Primarily written
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A person who makes a grant in legal form
Used this way, grantor is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a legal use: the wording is institutional and carries a defined meaning in law rather than a loose everyday one.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Law/legal
- Government/politics
- Academic writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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More ways to use grantor
- “Conveyed from grantor to grantee.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- deednoun
- trusteenoun
- granteenoun
- terminationnoun
- conveyverb
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