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bestowment
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bestowment has 2 senses
- bestowment(n = noun.possession) bestowal - a gift that is bestowed or conferred; Array is a kind of gift
- bestowment(n = noun.act) bestowal, conferment, conferral - the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift; Array is a kind of gift, giving
Derived form verb bestow2
Derived form verb bestow1
CIDE DICTIONARY
bestowment, n.
- The act of giving or bestowing; a conferring or bestowal. [1913 Webster]"If we consider this bestowment of gifts in this view." [1913 Webster]
- That which is given or bestowed. [1913 Webster]"They almost refuse to give due praise and credit to God's own bestowments." [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
bestowment
Giving
N giving, bestowal, bestowment, donation, presentation, presentment, accordance, concession, delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment, investment, investiture, award, almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity, gift, donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace, bonus, allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention, bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance, amortization, alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish, fee, consideration, bribe, bait, ground bait, peace offering, handsel, boodle, graft, grease, blat, giver, grantor, donor, feoffer, settlor, giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional, communicable, charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary, tributary, gratis, donative, auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare.
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