bestowment (noun)

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• bestowment — noun a) The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour. b) Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed …   Wiktionary

• bestowment — noun 1. the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift • Syn: ↑bestowal, ↑conferral, ↑conferment • Derivationally related forms: ↑confer (for: ↑conferment), ↑confer …   Useful english dictionary

• bestowment — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of conferring, as of an honor: accordance, bestowal, conference, conferment, conferral, grant, presentation. See GIVE …   English dictionary for students

• bestow — /bəˈstoʊ / (say buh stoh), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) 1. to present as a gift; give; confer. 2. to dispose of; apply to some use. 3. to put; stow; deposit; store. {be + stow} –bestowal, bestowment, noun –bestower, noun …  

• bestowal — noun 1. the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑bestowment, ↑conferral, ↑conferment • Derivationally related forms: ↑confer (for: ↑conferment), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• conferral — n. esp. US = conferment. * * * noun the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift • Syn: ↑bestowal, ↑bestowment, ↑conferment • Derivationally related forms: ↑confer (for: ↑conferment), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• contribution — con·tri·bu·tion n 1: payment of a share of an amount for which one is liable: as a: shared payment of a judgment by joint tortfeasors esp. according to proportional fault compare apportion a b: pro rata apportionment of loss among all the… …   Law dictionary

• gift — n 1: an intentional and gratuitous transfer of real or personal property by a donor with legal capacity who actually or constructively delivers the property to the donee with the intent of giving up dominion over the property and investing it in… …   Law dictionary

• dispensation — I (act of dispensing) noun accommodation, administration, allocation, allotment, appointment, apportionment, assignment, bestowal, bestowment, conferment, conferral, dispersal, dispersion, disposal, disposition, dissemination, distribution,… …   Law dictionary

• largess — I (generosity) noun aid, almsgiving, altruism, assistance, benefaction, beneficence, benignancy, benignity, bounteousness, bountifulness, bounty, charitableness, charity, congiarium, free giving, freehandedness, freeness, generosity, generousness …   Law dictionary

• tip — 1 n 1: information provided to the police or authorities regarding crime 2: a piece of inside information esp. of advantage in securities trading tip 2 vt tipped, tip·ping: to provide a tip to or about often used with off tip·per n …   Law dictionary