awarding

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noun

The act of bestowing an award.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of award
nounawarding (plural awardings)

plural awardings

  1. The act of bestowing an award.

    Printed programs for solemn events such as church services, commencements, funerals and memorial services, dedications, and awardings of social recognition of one sort or another often list genres of talk […]

    2003, Arthur C. Graesser, Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Susan R. Goldman, Handbook of Discourse Processes
  2. The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna grant made by a law court

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Broader
grantsubsidizationsubsidisation
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award

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish adjudicación
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gainward
Cite this entry
APA

awarding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awarding

MLA

“awarding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awarding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “awarding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awarding.

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