awarding

English

Verb

awarding

1. present participle of award

Noun

awarding (plural awardings)

Noun

awarding (plural awardings)

1. The act of bestowing an award.
   • 2003, Arthur C. Graesser, Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Susan R. Goldman, Handbook of Discourse Processes

     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 […]

2. The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.

Derived terms

• contract awarding

Anagrams

• adrawing, gainward