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Noun awarding has 1 sense

award, awarding - a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
--₁ is a kind of grant, subsidization, subsidisation
--₁ has particulars: addiction

Verb award has 3 senses

award, present - give, especially as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"
--₁ is one way to allocate, apportion

Derived forms: noun award₃, noun award₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
award, grant - give on the basis of merit; "Funds are granted to qualified researchers"
--₂ is one way to allocate, apportion
Sample sentences:
They award the money to them
They award the countryside
award - bestow an honor upon
--₃ is one way to honor, honour, reward

Derived form: noun award₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
=> Somebody ----s somebody something