"bestowal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɪˈstəʊ.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɪˈstoʊ.əl/ [General-American] Forms: bestowals [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊəl Etymology: bestow + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bestow|al}} bestow + -al Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bestowal (countable and uncountable, plural bestowals)
  1. The act of bestowing. Tags: countable, uncountable Hypernyms: transference Hyponyms: affordment [obsolete], delivery, donation, investiture, restitution Related terms: give, giver Translations (the act of bestowing): παράδοσις (parádosis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), col·lació [feminine] (Catalan)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "bestowment"
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      "word": "conferment"
    },
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      "word": "giving"
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