prestation

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/pɹɛsˈteɪʃən/

noun

A payment of money; a toll or duty.

OriginLatin praestatio →
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Meanings

noun
  1. UKobsoletelawA payment of money; a toll or duty.
  2. UKobsoletelawThe rendering of a service
  3. anthropologyA gift in the context of a non-market society; a giving that takes place in a non-economic sphere

Origin

  1. Latinpraestatio“a performing, paying”
  2. Englishprestation

From Latin praestatio (“a performing, paying”), from praestare: compare French prestation.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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