"bestowal" meaning in English

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "receiving"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "taking"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "bestow",
        "3": "al"
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      "expansion": "bestow + -al",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bestow + -al.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bestowals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "bestowal (countable and uncountable, plural bestowals)",
      "name": "en-noun"
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "misbestowal"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of bestowing."
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "transference"
        }
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "affordment"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "delivery"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "donation"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "investiture"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "restitution"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-bestowal-en-noun-dXJjtQTw",
      "links": [
        [
          "bestow",
          "bestow"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "give"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "giver"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bestowment"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "accordance"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "bestowal"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "bestowment"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "conferment"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "conferral"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "impartation"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "giving"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "presentation"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "presentment"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "supply"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "the act of bestowing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "col·lació"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "parádosis",
          "sense": "the act of bestowing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "παράδοσις"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈstəʊ.əl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈstoʊ.əl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bestowal"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "receiving"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "taking"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "misbestowal"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "bestow + -al",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bestow + -al.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bestowals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "bestowal (countable and uncountable, plural bestowals)",
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    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "transference"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "affordment"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "delivery"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "donation"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "investiture"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "restitution"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "give"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "giver"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms suffixed with -al",
        "English uncountable nouns",
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        "Rhymes:English/əʊəl",
        "Rhymes:English/əʊəl/3 syllables",
        "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of bestowing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bestow",
          "bestow"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bestowment"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈstəʊ.əl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈstoʊ.əl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊəl"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "accordance"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "bestowal"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "bestowment"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "conferment"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "conferral"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "impartation"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "giving"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "presentation"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "presentment"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "supply"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the act of bestowing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "col·lació"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "parádosis",
      "sense": "the act of bestowing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "παράδοσις"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bestowal"
}