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Grandfather in Meaning in English

expression

GRAN-fah-thur-IN
grand-FAH-thuh-IN

التعريف

To allow someone to keep following old rules or benefits when new rules are introduced, usually because they started before the change.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is a legal and business term, not about family. Common structures: 'employees were grandfathered in', 'policy grandfathered in existing users'. Often refers to exceptions for people present before a rule change. Very formal; not used in everyday casual conversations.

Spanish: eximir (por antigüedad) - mantener los derechos previosPortuguese (BR): manter direitos antigos - isentar por direito adquiridoPortuguese (PT): manter direitos antigos - isentar por direito adquiridoChinese (Simplified): 保留旧有权利 - 以既往规则豁免Chinese (Traditional): 保留舊有權利 - 以既往規則豁免Hindi: पुराने नियमों के तहत छूट देनाArabic: استثناء بسبب الأقدمية - إبقاء الحقوق القديمةBengali: পূর্ববর্তী নিয়মের অধীনে রাখাRussian: сохранить прежние права - освободить по старым правиламJapanese: 既得権として認める - 古い権利を保護するVietnamese: giữ quyền cũ - miễn áp dụng quy định mớiKorean: 기존 권리 보장 - 이전 규정에 따라 예외 처리Turkish: eski haklarını korumak - istisna yapmakUrdu: پرانے قوانین کے تحت استثنا دینا - سابقہ حقوق برقرار رکھناIndonesian: mempertahankan hak lama - dikecualikan karena aturan lama

جمل نموذجية

Existing customers were grandfathered in when the company raised prices.

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People who bought homes before the new law were grandfathered in.

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The old employees were grandfathered in under the new benefits plan.

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I was grandfathered in to the unlimited data plan, so I still pay the old price.

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After the school dress code changed, seniors were grandfathered in and didn't have to buy new uniforms.

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We can't offer that deal anymore, but some old subscribers are still grandfathered in.

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