awarding

English

Verb

awarding

1. present participle and gerund of award

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