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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bestowal \Be*stow"al\, noun The act of bestowing; disposal.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bestowal
noun
1: the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn: {bestowment}, {conferral}, {conferment}]
2: a gift that is bestowed or conferred [syn: {bestowment}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "bestowal": accommodation, accordance, administration, application, applying, award, awarding, bestowment, communication, concession, conferment, conferral, contribution, deliverance, delivery, donation, dosage, dosing, endowment, enforcing, forcing, forcing on, furnishment, gifting, giving, grant, granting, impartation, impartment, investiture, liberality, meting out, offer, prescribing, presentation, presentment, provision, subscription, supplying, surrender, vouchsafement
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