bestowment
81allowance — n 1. amount, share, allotment, portion; given quantity, quota, ration, rate, stint. 2. grant, fellowship, scholarship, assistantship, stipend. 3. salary, pay, wages, hire, commission, sum, pittance, pin or pocket money; percentage, quarterage,… …
82benefaction — n 1. good deed, good turn, favor, service, kindness, courtesy; bounty, generosity, charity, liberality, almsgiving; philanthropy, beneficence, benevolence, munificence, benignancy; patronage, countenance, championship; presentation, conferral,… …
83contribution — n 1. donation, gift, present, presentation, offering, alms; bestowal, bestowment, conferment; grant, endowment, subsidy, subvention, allowance; dispensation, hand out. 2. impost, levy, tax, tribute, duty; gratuity, tip, Fr. pourboire. 3. article …
84grant — v 1. bestow, confer, vouchsafe, give, accord, impart, award, present; offer, donate, contribute, dispense; provide, endow, furnish, supply. 2. agree to, accede to, assent to, consent to, allow, let, permit, approve of, go along with; admit,… …
85license — n 1. permission, allowance, consent, vouchsafement, Inf.O.K.; admission, access, entrance, passage, passport, safeguard, safe conduct. 2. authorization, authority, warrant, warranty, certification, accreditation; franchise, charter, commission,… …
86presentation — n 1. introduction, acquaintance; amenity, civility, politeness, courtesy. 2. exhibition, exhibit, show, display, exposition, presentment; representation, portrayal, performance, enactment; spectacle, panorama, pageant, parade; production,… …
87bestow — /bəˈstoʊ / (say buh stoh), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) 1. to present as a gift; give; confer. 2. to dispose of; apply to some use. 3. to put; stow; deposit; store. {be + stow} –bestowal, bestowment, noun –bestower, noun …
88endowment — Transfer, generally as a gift, of money or property to an institution for a particular purpose such as a gift to a hospital for medical research. The act of establishing a fund, or permanent pecuniary provision, for the maintenance of a public… …
89endowment — Transfer, generally as a gift, of money or property to an institution for a particular purpose such as a gift to a hospital for medical research. The act of establishing a fund, or permanent pecuniary provision, for the maintenance of a public… …
90giving — I noun 1. the act of giving (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑gift • Derivationally related forms: ↑gift (for: ↑gift), ↑give …
