Grandfathered Meaning in English

word · lemma: grandfather

US

ˈɡɹænˌfɑðɝd/, /ˈɡɹændˌfɑðɝd

GRAND-fah-thurd

UK

ɡɹˈændfɑːðɐ

grand-FAH-thuh

التعريف

If someone or something is "grandfathered," they are allowed to keep following an old rule or arrangement, even after new rules have been introduced.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used mainly in legal, business, and technical contexts. Common with contracts, pricing, or laws: 'grandfathered in'. Not about actual grandparents. Often passive: 'is grandfathered', 'was grandfathered in'.

• Spanish: eximir de nuevas reglas - mantener el derecho adquirido
• Portuguese (BR): isentar de nova regra - manter direito adquirido
• Portuguese (PT): isentar de nova regra - manter direito adquirido
• Chinese (Simplified): 享有豁免权 - 被旧政策保护
• Chinese (Traditional): 享有豁免權 - 被舊政策保護
• Hindi: पुराने नियम के तहत छूट देना
• Arabic: إعفاء من القوانين الجديدة - الإبقاء على الحقوق القديمة
• Bengali: পুরানো নিয়মের অধীনে রাখা - পূর্বের নিয়মে চালিয়ে যাওয়া অনুমোদিত
• Russian: сохранять старые условия - остаться на прежних условиях
• Japanese: 既得権が認められる - 古い条件のまま認められる
• Vietnamese: giữ nguyên quyền lợi cũ - được miễn theo quy định cũ
• Korean: 기존 규정이 적용되다 - 기존 혜택을 유지하다
• Turkish: eski haklardan yararlanmak - önceki kurala tabi olmak
• Urdu: پرانے قانون کے تحت جاری رہنا - سابقہ رعایت برقرار رکھنا
• Indonesian: tetap mengikuti aturan lama - tetap mempertahankan hak lama

جمل نموذجية

My old phone plan is grandfathered, so I pay less.

basic

The building was grandfathered and did not need new elevators.

basic

Some businesses are grandfathered under the old law.

basic

I got grandfathered in, so I keep my unlimited data plan.

natural

Even though the rules changed, we were grandfathered and didn't have to update anything.

natural

Is your account still grandfathered from the old service?

natural