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awarding

 

[ əˈwɔːdɪŋ ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

ceremony

The act of conferring or bestowing an award or prize.

Synonyms

bestowing, granting, presenting

Examples of usage

  • Her awarding of the Nobel Prize was a significant event in her career.
  • The awarding of medals to the winners was met with cheers and applause.
Context #2 | Verb

prize

To give or bestow as a recompense or acknowledgment of merit.

Synonyms

bestow, grant, present

Examples of usage

  • The judges are responsible for awarding the winners of the competition.
  • They will be awarding a scholarship to the most deserving student.

Translations

Translations of the word "awarding" in other languages:

🇵🇹 premiação

🇮🇳 पुरस्कार देना

🇩🇪 Auszeichnung

🇮🇩 penghargaan

🇺🇦 нагородження

🇵🇱 przyznawanie

🇯🇵 授与

🇫🇷 récompense

🇪🇸 premiación

🇹🇷 ödüllendirme

🇰🇷 수여

🇸🇦 تقديم الجوائز

🇨🇿 udělení

🇸🇰 udelenie

🇨🇳 颁奖

🇸🇮 dodelitev

🇮🇸 verðlaunaveiting

🇰🇿 марапаттау

🇬🇪 დაჯილდოება

🇦🇿 mükafatlandırma

🇲🇽 premiación

Etymology

The word 'awarding' originates from the verb 'award', which comes from Middle English 'awarden', from Old North French 'ewarder', from Latin 'ad-' (to) + 'wardare' (to look after, guard). The sense of giving a prize or honor as an official payment dates back to the 14th century.

See also: award, awarded, awardees, awards.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #10,567, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.