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grant-in-kind

grant-in-kind noun: a grant of goods or services provided free of charge or the transfer of ownership of a nonfinancial asset in which the donor does not receive anything of commensurate value in return.

Noun

grant-in-kind (plural grants-in-kind)

  1. A grant of goods or services provided free of charge or the transfer of ownership of a nonfinancial asset in which the donor does not receive anything of commensurate value in return.
    • In these circumstances, part or none of the tied grant-in-kind might be treated by the inclusion approach.2007, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Bob Searle, Fiscal Equalization, →ISBN, page 427
    • In 2004, the group leased one acre of land from the host farmer and grew maize using seed and fertilizer that was obtained as a grant-in-kind from KARI.2008, Farmer Field Schools in Bungoma District of Western Kenya, →ISBN

Forms of grant-in-kind

pluralgrants-in-kind

Questions about grant-in-kind

What does grant-in-kind mean?
Grant-in-kind means a grant of goods or services provided free of charge or the transfer of ownership of a nonfinancial asset in which the donor does not receive anything of commensurate value in return.
What part of speech is grant-in-kind?
Grant-in-kind is a noun.
What is the plural of grant-in-kind?
The plural of grant-in-kind is grants-in-kind.

Words near grant-in-kind in the dictionary

  1. grant-back
  2. grant-backs
  3. grant-forward
  4. grant-forwards
  5. grant-in-aid
  6. grant-in-kind
  7. Granta
  8. grantability
  9. grantable
  10. grantback
  11. grantbacks

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