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Bestowment

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be·stow  (b-st)
tr.v. be·stowed, be·stow·ing, be·stows
1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners.
2. To apply; use: "On Hester Prynne's story . . . I bestowed much thought" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
3. To place or stow: "He bestowed [the money]in his pockets with feigned composure" (James Joyce).
4. To store or house.
[Middle English bistowen : bi-, be- + stowen, to place; see stow.]
be·stowa·ble adj.
be·stowal, be·stowment n.
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Noun1.bestowment - a gift that is bestowed or conferred
bestowal
gift - something acquired without compensation
2.bestowment - the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
bestowal, conferment, conferral
giving, gift - the act of giving
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